JAMAICADEFENCE

JAMAICA DEFENCEFORCE
FORCETECHNICAL
TECHNICALTRAINING
TRAINING
INSTITUTE
INSTITUTE

WELDINGAND
ANDFABRICATION
FABRICATIONLEVEL
LEVELIIII
WELDING
Course
Course

UNIT(S) Purchase Material, Order Material

ASSESSMENT TYPE
[ ]- Written [ ] - Practical/Case [ ] - Other
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TIME ALLOTTED: 11/2 HRS

HOURS___________
General Instructions to Candidates

Answer all the questions in the space provided

Direct all concerns to the Assessor

NAME: _____________________________________

NQR ID: ____________________________________

ASSESSOR: __Dwight D Lewis______

ASSESSMENT DATE: _September 21, 2012_________

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS:
This test consists of two (2) clustered units. You are required to complete all questions in Section
A and B.

Section A
(1) As the role of purchasing grows in importance, purchasing departments
are being charged with even more responsibilities. Newer responsibilities for
purchasing personnel In more specific terms, today’s purchasing
departments are responsible for:

• Coordinating purchase needs with user departments

• Identifying potential suppliers
• Conducting market studies for material purchases
• Supplier selection
• Issuing purchase orders
• Resolving purchasing-related problems
• Maintenance of purchasing records

Discuss three of the above roles and your involvement as an end user. (8
marks)

(2) Just in time has become a buss word for purchasing department. Discuss how this new

way of thinking can affect a company’s operation?

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(3) List three steps/procedures in purchasing and explain why they are important in the

purchasing of goods or service.

a. __________________________________________________________________

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 b. __________________________________________________________________

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c. __________________________________________________________________

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(6marks)

Section B

You are a Welding technician in a company and you are asked to fabricate a metal table with

the following dimensions length 4metre, width 3metre and height 2metres. The top of the table

must be made from stainless steel sheet metal.

Complete the following:

(3) Make a list of the material required (3marks)

(4) Create a purchase requisition that should include the following that should reflect what

is in the material required; (example on next page)

a. Your company’s name and address.

b. The supplier’s name and address.

c. Date requested.

d. Date required

e. Purchase order number

f. Reason for the purchase.

g. The total cost at the end of the purchase requisition. (14marks)

EXAMPLE OF REQUISITION FORM