CQIA Supplier Management & Partnerships 2

Question 1

What is the purpose of a 'preferred supplier' program in quality management?

Accepted Answer

To identify and reward suppliers who consistently meet or exceed quality and performance standards

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To give exclusive contracts to the lowest-cost provider

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To reduce the total number of suppliers to exactly one per category

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To prioritize domestic suppliers over international ones

Question 2

What is the main purpose of incoming inspection in supplier quality management?

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To verify that received materials meet specifications before they enter production

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To rework defective parts before they reach production

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To audit the supplier's manufacturing facility

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To negotiate returns with the supplier after production defects are found

Question 3

What does a 'single-source' supplier strategy mean?

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Sourcing a specific product or component from only one supplier

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Using multiple suppliers for each part to ensure competition

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Buying all materials from the same geographic region

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Requiring all suppliers to use a single ERP platform

Question 4

How does Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) benefit quality improvement?

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It brings supplier expertise into the design phase to prevent quality issues before they occur

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It allows the buyer to delay finalizing specifications until after production starts

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It transfers all quality responsibility to the supplier

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It reduces the need for supplier audits during production

Question 5

What is a Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR)?

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A formal document requesting a supplier to investigate and correct a quality nonconformance

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A financial penalty assessed when a supplier delivers late

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A monthly quality scorecard report sent to the supplier

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A request to increase supplier production capacity

Question 6

What does 'total cost of ownership' (TCO) mean when selecting suppliers?

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All costs associated with acquiring, using, and maintaining a supplier's products over time

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The invoice price of goods purchased from a supplier

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The cost of auditing and certifying a supplier

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The transportation cost from the supplier's facility to the buyer's warehouse

Question 7

How does reducing the number of suppliers in a supply base generally affect quality?

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It typically improves quality by enabling deeper partnerships and better oversight per supplier

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It increases quality risk by creating single points of failure

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It has no effect on quality because quality depends only on specifications

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It always reduces quality due to reduced competition between suppliers