CMRP Exam – Questions And Answers
Purchasing ✔ Ans - has been defined as one of the functions under procurement, along with expediting, sourcing, contracting,supplier quality , etc.
LEED ✔ Ans - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Vendor Control ✔ Ans - Purchasing has to continually monitor the cost of operations including the costs of ordering and using the supplies ans services agreements for the hospital
Relationships ✔ Ans - Purchasing is the sourcing ,acquisition, contracting and cost arm of the material management role.
This requires that the department work cooperatively and collaboratively with the departments that is serves.
Purchasing job tasks ✔ Ans - Vendor Control
Process Management
Internal Resources
Value Analysis
Vendor Control ✔ Ans - Task with monitoring vendor visitations and to cooperate with the compliance officer in making sure vendors who visit the hospital are registered with corporate compliance.
Credential correctly on visits.
Complete Business Associated Agreement (BAA)
Properly identified as they visit departments.
Process Management ✔ Ans - Has to continually monitor the cost of operations including the cost of ordering and using the supplies and service agreement for the hospital.
Internal Resources ✔ Ans - Serves as resource to other departments in area
of budget process.
Participate in process by projecting cost impact to contracts and agreements in place. Departments should be advised of utilization trends and purchasing opportunities to reduce cost based on benchmarking data or product changes.
Value Analysis ✔ Ans - Key role to provide cost and analytics support
Analyzes each cost in total use of products and how it compares to ROI (Return On Investment) for hospital
A committee reviews the total life cycle of a process or product, taking into consideration the complete flow of the products from acquisition to disposal.
What are the four basic step that involve Purchasing ✔ Ans - Requisition processing
Sourcing
Negotiations
Ordering
What is a Requisition ✔ Ans - Are formal requests from an end user for either stock products from a facility's central store, or non-stock products from outside of the organization.
Stock Requisition ✔ Ans - A request from a department for one of more items that are carried in the organization warehouse or storeroom.
Non-Stock Requisition ✔ Ans - Is prepared by the department not carried in
warehouse or store room.
It is used for one-time or repetitive type purchases
Repetitively ordered non-stock generally be added to item master
Once in item master only item number with quantity and unit to purchase
One time or very limited basis are not generally added to item master. Called non-file
Travel Requisition (TA) ✔ Ans - Is an older version of a non-stock requisition and is seldom used in today's automated environment.
Defined as traditionally hard-copy in house reusable requisition.
Usually printed on card stock paper used in manual ordering systems.
Prepared by department to obtain repeat, non-stock items that are used regularly
TR travels back to department requesting department PO and delivery information.
Not used for one-time purchases Electronic Requisitions ✔ Ans - Preferred method today and replaces manual requisitions.
Saves time by reducing redundant typing, creates accurate order
Systems allow for creation of commonly ordered item list-similar to TA
List can contain stock and non-stock
Automated Guided Vehicles ✔ Ans - Distribution device that most requires fixed installation of electronic guidance system. Used for unmanned delivery of small materials.
Pneumatic Tubes ✔ Ans - Distribution device found in fixed location, used to move light or small items. Often used for distribution of documents.
Safety stock ✔ Ans - Extra stock kept to cover variations in lead time, unusual usage and/0r backorders
Monorail System ✔ Ans - Distribution device that deliver's general material
Tuggers ✔ Ans - Distribution device that moves heavy, large items through motorized movement.
Recall ✔ Ans - Formal request from the distributors or manufactures for collection and return of any items that have quality defects of some sort.
Chutes ✔ Ans - Distribution device used for downward movement of materials. Commonly used to remove laundry or trash on lower areas
Purchase Order ✔ Ans - Is an offer to purchase specific quantities of goods and services at specific price and delivered within specific period.
What is included in Purchase orders ✔ Ans - terms and conditions
Purchase orders agreements ✔ Ans - -They can become a contractual, legally binding document if accepted by seller.
-Also a binding document when accepted by seller offer.
Standing orders ✔ Ans - Is for the automatic delivery of a specific amount of
product on a regular, predetermined basis.
Purchasing ✔ Ans - has been defined as one of the functions under procurement, along with expediting, sourcing, contracting,supplier quality , etc.
LEED ✔ Ans - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Vendor Control ✔ Ans - Purchasing has to continually monitor the cost of operations including the costs of ordering and using the supplies ans services agreements for the hospital
Relationships ✔ Ans - Purchasing is the sourcing ,acquisition, contracting and cost arm of the material management role.
This requires that the department work cooperatively and collaboratively with the departments that is serves.
Purchasing job tasks ✔ Ans - Vendor Control
Process Management
Internal Resources
Value Analysis
Vendor Control ✔ Ans - Task with monitoring vendor visitations and to cooperate with the compliance officer in making sure vendors who visit the hospital are registered with corporate compliance.
Credential correctly on visits.
Complete Business Associated Agreement (BAA)
Properly identified as they visit departments.
Process Management ✔ Ans - Has to continually monitor the cost of operations including the cost of ordering and using the supplies and service agreement for the hospital.
Internal Resources ✔ Ans - Serves as resource to other departments in area
of budget process.
Participate in process by projecting cost impact to contracts and agreements in place. Departments should be advised of utilization trends and purchasing opportunities to reduce cost based on benchmarking data or product changes.
Value Analysis ✔ Ans - Key role to provide cost and analytics support
Analyzes each cost in total use of products and how it compares to ROI (Return On Investment) for hospital
A committee reviews the total life cycle of a process or product, taking into consideration the complete flow of the products from acquisition to disposal.
What are the four basic step that involve Purchasing ✔ Ans - Requisition processing
Sourcing
Negotiations
Ordering
What is a Requisition ✔ Ans - Are formal requests from an end user for either stock products from a facility's central store, or non-stock products from outside of the organization.
Stock Requisition ✔ Ans - A request from a department for one of more items that are carried in the organization warehouse or storeroom.
Non-Stock Requisition ✔ Ans - Is prepared by the department not carried in
warehouse or store room.
It is used for one-time or repetitive type purchases
Repetitively ordered non-stock generally be added to item master
Once in item master only item number with quantity and unit to purchase
One time or very limited basis are not generally added to item master. Called non-file
Travel Requisition (TA) ✔ Ans - Is an older version of a non-stock requisition and is seldom used in today's automated environment.
Defined as traditionally hard-copy in house reusable requisition.
Usually printed on card stock paper used in manual ordering systems.
Prepared by department to obtain repeat, non-stock items that are used regularly
TR travels back to department requesting department PO and delivery information.
Not used for one-time purchases Electronic Requisitions ✔ Ans - Preferred method today and replaces manual requisitions.
Saves time by reducing redundant typing, creates accurate order
Systems allow for creation of commonly ordered item list-similar to TA
List can contain stock and non-stock
Automated Guided Vehicles ✔ Ans - Distribution device that most requires fixed installation of electronic guidance system. Used for unmanned delivery of small materials.
Pneumatic Tubes ✔ Ans - Distribution device found in fixed location, used to move light or small items. Often used for distribution of documents.
Safety stock ✔ Ans - Extra stock kept to cover variations in lead time, unusual usage and/0r backorders
Monorail System ✔ Ans - Distribution device that deliver's general material
Tuggers ✔ Ans - Distribution device that moves heavy, large items through motorized movement.
Recall ✔ Ans - Formal request from the distributors or manufactures for collection and return of any items that have quality defects of some sort.
Chutes ✔ Ans - Distribution device used for downward movement of materials. Commonly used to remove laundry or trash on lower areas
Purchase Order ✔ Ans - Is an offer to purchase specific quantities of goods and services at specific price and delivered within specific period.
What is included in Purchase orders ✔ Ans - terms and conditions
Purchase orders agreements ✔ Ans - -They can become a contractual, legally binding document if accepted by seller.
-Also a binding document when accepted by seller offer.
Standing orders ✔ Ans - Is for the automatic delivery of a specific amount of
product on a regular, predetermined basis.
