Free CIMA CIMAPRA19-E03-1-ENG Exam Questions

PPP uses the Boston Consulting Group Matrix (BCG Matrix) to prioritise products for investment and divestment. PPP invests or divests according to the quadrant of the BCG Matrix that the product occupies.
Which TWO of the following quadrants might receive only as much investment as required to maintain PPP's relative market share?

An organisation which exists in a fast-changing industry with managers who dislike formal planning would be best suited to using which of the following strategy models?

HHH is an international distribution company which operates a number of large distribution warehouses. HHH employs over 10,000 staff who operate the warehouses 24 hours per day and process over 500,000 packages and parcels each day. HHH operates in a highly competitive market and the senior management team recognize the importance of focusing upon its Critical Success Factors (CSF's). However, some senior managers are confused as to the difference between CSF's and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
Which of the following are Critical Success Factors for HHH? (Choose all that apply.)

NNN is a logistics firm that contracts with online retailers (clients) to deliver parcels containingcustomers'purchases, to customers'home addresses. NNNholds inventory of the most frequently ordered products at its warehouses.
According to industry research, most clients require the contractors to deliver the customers their purchases soon after they place their order. They are not concerned with the environmental impact of the logistics process. They require very competitive delivery prices from their contractors.
Customer research reveals that households dislike being asked to stay at home for an entire day because logistics firms are unwilling to commit themselves to a precise delivery time. This problem has led to a small number of cases of customers arriving at the warehouses of logistics firms demanding to take their purchases away with them. Most households do not consider the environmental policies or performance of the firms they buy from.
The logistics industry is very competitive and NNN wants to protect its existing contracts and to win more. It needs to focus its resources on the 'things that must go right' in order for it to succeed.
Which THREE of the following are Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for NNN?

VWX manufactures and sells a wide range of products. All these products utilise lenses and digital imaging technologies.VWX is considering how to manage its product portfolio.
Management is concerned about two product ranges in particular: cameras and home projectors.
VWX's cameras are Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras featuring interchangeable lenses and provide detailed, high quality images of objects both at very close range and at considerable distances.VWX has the largest share of the camera market but the market sales are falling as people increasingly use their mobile phone handsets to take and share photographs.
VWX has a small share of the home projector market. As a consequence the range is loss making. Thehomeprojectors are used to showphotographs orfilmson large wall-sized formats. There is a growing trend for customers to buyhomeprojectors to connect tomobile phones, tabletsand games consoles to projectthecontentinto alargerimageand in order to share it.
Which THREE of the following product management strategies should VWX adopt?