1. Analyse Inventory Management Policy of any organisation including

Levels of Stock

Lead time

Service Level

Stock Outs

safety stock

Economic Order Quantity

2. What are cash discounts, quantity discounts, trade discount, and cumulative discounts? Should a buyer attempt to use these discounts? How

3.The parties to a sourcing negotiation can discuss many issues besides price. Select five non-price issues over which a buyer and seller can reach agreement, and explain why each issue might be important to the buyer or seller.

4.How might political issues impact a supplier selection decision?

5. What are the key issues when deciding how a service is delivered?

6. Why would an organization hire a freight auditor to review payments to its transportation service providers?