CIPS L4M6 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: L4M6
- Exam Name: Supplier Relationships
- Certification Provider: CIPS
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
Which of the following relationship types require the most investment from the buyer?
- A . partnership
- B . strategic alliance
- C . single source
- D . adversarial
The director of procurement for a global telecommunications firm has segmented their expenditure and has decided to focus on developing relationships with their bottleneck suppliers.
Is this the correct process?
- A . No, as there is lots of variety of goods available
- B . No, as there is vast competition
- C . Yes, as there are low costs to switching suppliers
- D . Yes, as there are little or no other options available
The Public Sector in the UK is unable to enter into formal partnership relationships with any supplier. Is this statement TRUE?
- A . Yes- the Public Sector is regulated by EU procurement regulations which prohibits this
- B . Yes- the Public Sector is unable to enter partnerships because they operate in a monopoly market
- C . No- the Public Sector can enter into partnership relationships with suppliers providing they have tendered the opportunity
- D . No- the Public Sector can enter into partnership relationships when contracts are over the threshold value.
Joseph works as a category manager for a large electricity supply company. His company is one of six electricity companies in the country. All have a high annual spend on the same specifications of cable. There are only five cable manufacturers capable of supplying the cables. Joseph has established all the suppliers use the same raw materials using the same types of manufacturing lines. Prices tendered by all suppliers are very similar. After paying for the cable, Joseph’s company spends an additional 25% on moving and installing the cable.
In order to enable Joseph to gain advantage over the other electricity companies, which type of supplier relationship should he adopt?
- A . Single-sourced
- B . Closer tactical
- C . Transactional
- D . Partnership
A garden centre has recently purchased some lollypop sticks to use as plant labels. The staff have written the name of the plant on the lollypop stick and put it next to the plant. This helps them identify which plant is which. However, after a couple of weeks, the lollypop sticks have become mouldy and the writing has faded. Staff are now struggling to identity their plants. The Manager of the garden centre is considering returning the lollypop sticks and asking for a full refund as they were not fit for purpose.
Can the Manager do this?
- A . Yes- the lollypop sticks have gone mouldy- this is unacceptable
- B . Yes- so long as the manager kept the receipt
- C . No- as this was not the lollypop sticks intended purpose
- D . No- the manager cannot prove that the product is faulty
A large office orders weekly from a stationery supplier. The items are low-cost, and if the delivery is a day late, it does not affect the running of the office.
Where would this supplier be positioned in a supplier matrix?
- A . Routine
- B . Leverage
- C . Critical
- D . Bottleneck
According to Mendelow, there are four ways stakeholders can be managed, depending on the amount of power they have, and how interested they are in your project.
What are these four categories?
- A . Keep satisfied, keep informed, minimal effort, no effort
- B . Manage closely, manage loosely, keep satisfied, keep informed
- C . Minimal effort, manage closely, keep informed, keep satisfied
- D . Keep informed, keep happy, keep satisfied, keep notified
Achieving value for money can often be described as the three Es? What are these?
- A . Ethics, Environment, Economy
- B . Economy, Efficiency, Environment
- C . Efficiency, Economy, Ethics
- D . Effectiveness, Efficiency, Economy
Brian Air is a company that is trying to break into the air transport market.
Which of the following could be barriers to entry for Brian Air? Select THREE
- A . economies of scale
- B . access to capital
- C . licences and permits
- D . health and safety
- E . ethical sourcing
Which of the following statements are true of a market place which is considered a ‘perfect competition’? Select TWO.
- A . there are no barriers to entry
- B . suppliers are selling differentiated products
- C . competition is at its highest level possible
- D . competition is not strong