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Pd2 Cips January 2018

This document provides information about an upcoming exam for a Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply. The exam will take place on January 24, 2018 from 9:30am to 12:30pm and will consist of 4 compulsory questions worth 25 marks each. Candidates should spend 45 minutes on each question. The questions will cover topics like analyzing an organization's strategic position, evaluating the impact of internationalization on a supply chain, explaining concepts related to strategic change, and analyzing how to manage and achieve commitment to strategic change using change management theory.

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Pd2 Cips January 2018

This document provides information about an upcoming exam for a Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply. The exam will take place on January 24, 2018 from 9:30am to 12:30pm and will consist of 4 compulsory questions worth 25 marks each. Candidates should spend 45 minutes on each question. The questions will cover topics like analyzing an organization's strategic position, evaluating the impact of internationalization on a supply chain, explaining concepts related to strategic change, and analyzing how to manage and achieve commitment to strategic change using change management theory.

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PD2/January 2018

Professional diploma in procurement and supply

Corporate and business strategy

Date Wednesday 24 January 2018


Time Start 09:30 End 12:30 Duration 3 hours

QUESTION PAPER
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
This examination has FOUR compulsory questions worth 25 marks each.
1. Do not open this question paper until instructed by the invigilator.
2. All answers must be written in the answer booklet provided.
3. All rough work and notes should be written in the answer booklet.

QP04
QUESTIONS

You are advised to spend 45 minutes on each question.

Q1 Discuss THREE major areas that an organisation will need to analyse when establishing its strategic
position in order to make strategic decisions. (25 marks)

Q2 Evaluate the impact of internationalisation upon the operations of a supply chain of your choice.
(25 marks)

Q3 Explain the following concepts in the context of strategic change in supply chain environments:

(i) The cultural web. (10 marks)

(ii) The tendency toward strategic drift. (8 marks)

(iii)
Path dependency. (7 marks)

Q4 Using appropriate change management theory, analyse how a strategic change could be managed
and how commitment to it could be achieved. (25 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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PLEASE RETURN TO:
CIPS ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT CENTRE
c/o LINNEY ACTIVATE, A2 GOODS IN
BELLAMY ROAD, MANSFIELD
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG18 4LN
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44(0) 845 880 1188
FAX: +44(0) 845 880 1187
www.cips.org

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