According to the STEEPLED analysis framework, what considerations are likely to be evaluated under the 'political' factor?
* Consumerism in the supply chains
* Grants and subsidies to the supply chains
* Civil unrest and war in the supply chains
* Wage rates in the supply chains

• A.3 and 4 only
• B.1 and 4 only
• C.1 and 2 only
• D.2 and 3 only

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Which of the following are value-added benefits? Select THREE that apply.

• A.Free training for all staff
• B.Storage of raw materials
• C.Customer service hotline
• D.Expert consulting services
• E.Paperwork between departments
• F.Quality control team

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Philip is working with a supplier where the annual spend is low but the market risk is high. What portfolio analysis category would be appropriate?

• A.Strategic
• B.Leverage
• C.Non-critical
• D.Bottleneck

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A hospital awarded a contract to an IT consultancy to build and maintain their payroll and patient information systems. After a successful implementation, problems started to appear, with poor maintenance and accuracy of information, and slow response times from the supplier. After repeated problems, the decision to terminate the contract was agreed. Which of the following would be the priority legal concern for the hospital?

• A.Confidentiality agreement
• B.Intellectual property rights
• C.Employee rights
• D.Capital asset issues

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Expensive and technically complicated supplies generally carry high financial risk, but low supply risk for the buyer. Is this statement correct?

• A.No, these are often bespoke, so the supply risk is also high
• B.Yes, the supply risk is low because these will usually be single-source contracts
• C.Yes, there is a low supply risk because the buyer can easily switch to another supplier
• D.No, the financial risks and the supply risks are both low

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