Free CIPS L6M9 Exam Questions

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Question 1

XYZ Ltd is a retail organisation that sells many different hair care products. The marketing team are looking at sales figures from the past year and are trying to decide which products should receive extra marketing in order to boost sales. One product in particular has a low market share but the market has high potential for growth. According to the Boston Consultancy Group Matrix, which category of item would this fall under?

A : g

B : h cow

C : ar

D : oblem child

Answer: D

Question 2

Salgo Ltd is an oil refinery organisation which has been in operation for 30 years. It has made increasing profits each year with the most recent year's takings in excess of £20m. Salgo Ltd uses an Emergent Strategy principle when it comes to resource planning. What are the characteristics of this approach? Select ALL that apply.

A : ere is a lot of forward planning

B : strategy is based on historical patterns

C : the strategy is effective at creating change

D : new strategy is created each year to replace the old one

E : organisation responds to market changes

Answer: A,B

Question 3

A cupcake manufacturing organisation use a 'management by exception' technique when it comes to planning and control. What does this mean?

A : dits and other control activities are completed by an outsourced company to ensure there is no bias in the investigations

B : porting only takes place when non-compliance occurs

C : ans and control activities are created based on historical performance

D : ceptional performance is rewarded, for example through staff bonus schemes

Answer: B

Question 4

LTL Ltd is a manufacturing organisation that produces made to order equipment for the construction industry such as bespoke windows and doors. The Head of Operations has received four large orders of windows and doors and is considering the sequencing of when the orders should be made. Which of the following should the company do?

A : a First Come First Serve system to prioritise the orders that were made first. This will ensure customer satisfaction

B : quence the orders in the way that will be the cheapest to produce so as to create the highest profit margin

C : eate the orders in the most logical, economic and fastest pattern. This may mean that the first order received is the last to be produced

D : art manufacturing the order that has the longest time to complete first so all orders are ready at the same time.

Answer: C

Question 5

Which of the following are examples of Linear Planning (LP) solvers? Select ALL that apply

A : cel

B : ndo

C : TLAB

D : LEX

E : X

Answer: A,B,C,D

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