BCI BCI Supply Chain & Vendor Management

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Business Continuity Supply Chain Risk Assessment?

Accepted Answer

To identify and evaluate threats that could disrupt the supply chain and impact business operations

Answer

A supply chain risk assessment identifies disruptions that could impair the organization's ability to deliver products or services.

Question 2

Which BCI Good Practice Guidelines term refers to the maximum time a supplier disruption can be tolerated before it significantly impacts your organization?

Accepted Answer

Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD)

Answer

MTPD defines the outer limit of how long a disruption—including one caused by a key supplier—can last before causing unacceptable harm.

Question 3

What does a Supplier Business Continuity Assessment (BCA) primarily evaluate?

Accepted Answer

Whether a supplier has adequate BC plans and capabilities to recover within your required timeframes

Answer

A BCA determines if a supplier can sustain or rapidly restore services after a disruption within tolerances set by your organization.

Question 4

In BC vendor management, what is a 'single point of failure' (SPOF)?

Accepted Answer

A supplier that is the only source for a critical component with no viable alternative

Answer

A supply chain SPOF creates extreme vulnerability because any disruption to that one source has no fallback option.

Question 5

Which strategy best addresses supply chain concentration risk according to BCI guidance?

Accepted Answer

Diversifying suppliers across multiple geographic regions and qualifying alternative vendors

Answer

Geographic and vendor diversification reduces the likelihood that a single event can knock out all sources of a critical input simultaneously.

(BCI) Business Continuity Institute Certification Practice Test

(BCI) Business Continuity Institute Certification Practice Test

BCI BCI Supply Chain & Vendor Management