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What is procurement's role in achieving added value for an organization?
What is procurement's role in achieving added value for an organization?
- To identify and develop new markets and suppliers.
- To engage with other stakeholders in the organization to fully understand sources of added value. (correct)
- To pursue different approaches to try and meet customer expectations.
- To differentiate the organization's offering through innovation.
What is one way that a supplier can make themselves more favorable to an organization when sourcing for goods and services?
What is one way that a supplier can make themselves more favorable to an organization when sourcing for goods and services?
- By being less expensive than alternative suppliers.
- By meeting additional benefits, both tangible and intangible. (correct)
- By having a longer history of providing goods and services.
- By offering the exact same goods or services as alternative suppliers.
What is sustainability procurement?
What is sustainability procurement?
- Procurement which prioritizes the economic impact of the product or service over the environmental and social impacts.
- Procurement which supports the sustainability goals of the organization and optimizes the environmental, social and economic impacts over the lifecycle of the product or service. (correct)
- Procurement which prioritizes the social impact of the product or service over the environmental and economic impacts.
- Procurement which focuses solely on the environmental impact of the product or service.
What is market development?
What is market development?
What is one source of added value that an organization could pursue?
What is one source of added value that an organization could pursue?