Paper E1
　　Kaplan Publishing/Kaplan Financial
　　CIMA INTERIM ASSESSMENT
　　Enterprise Operations
　　November 2010
　　Time allowed
　　Reading and planning: 20 minutes
　　Writing: 3 hours
　　All FOUR questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted.
　　Do NOT open this paper until instructed by the supervisor.
　　During reading and planning time only the question paper may be
　　annotated. You must NOT write in your answer booklet until
　　instructed by the supervisor.
　　This question paper must not be removed from the examination
　　hall.
　　CIMA E1: ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS
　　? Kaplan Financial Limited, 2010
　　KAPLAN PUBLISHING
　　INTERIM ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
　　SECTION A
　　ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION
　　QUESTION 1
　　1.1
　　An expert system describes:
　　A a database built upon past knowledge and experience
　　B a powerful off-the-shelf solution
　　C an online library of operating advice and handy hints
　　D an application that carries out essential, routine processing of day-to-day
　　transactional data
　　(2 marks)
　　1.2
　　Offshoring is:
　　A a form of outsourcing
　　B a method used to reduce country and political risk
　　C the contracting out of work previously done in house to specialist providers
　　D the relocation of corporate activities overseas (2 marks)
　　1.3
　　The main advantage of a database management system is:
　　A the provision of quick, effective and improved communication to staff
　　B data integrity and elimination of duplication
　　C it is an online library of operating advice and handy hints
　　D the provision of unlimited access and communication (2 marks)
　　1.4
　　Which of the following types of capacity planning is most likely to require a flexible
　　approach to production?
　　A Demand management planning
　　B Fixed demand planning
　　C Level capacity planning
　　D Chase demand planning (2 marks)
　　1.5
　　A country in which society dislikes ambiguity and risk is said to have:
　　A high uncertainty avoidance
　　B high power distance
　　C a feminine culture
　　D high long term orientation (2 marks)
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