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79 Incharge Raw Material Questions And Answers

42⟩ Do you know what is DCR?

DCR stands for Document Change Request, a change request which addresses about a problem with a document, SOP (standard operating procedure) or specification and propose a change to fix it.

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43⟩ Explain and list out some of the examples of factory overhead?

Following are the overheads a production manufacturing engineer has to consider:

☛ Factory rent

☛ Utilities used in the unit

☛ Costs behind equipment set up

☛ Costs behind equipment maintenance

☛ Production unit supplies

☛ Insurance covered on equipment’s and production facilities

☛ Fringe benefits

☛ Depreciation

☛ QA Salaries

☛ Property taxes on manufacturing facilities

☛ Material management salaries

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45⟩ Explain me an example of where you resolved a conflict within your team?

Last year we had very large consignments to ship and two members of the team who were in charge of manual scanning of the material were not working as hard and fast as they were required to. I suggested in the weekly meeting to switch some duties to enhance productivity of the team and volunteered to be shifted to manual scanning. The supervisor reallocated tasks for everyone, assigning more preferred tasks to the 2 underperforming workers which resolved the issue.

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46⟩ Explain how do purchasers find their suppliers. Are there favorite places they look?

A prime source for finding new suppliers is the Thomas Register. The Thomas Register lists manufacturers by product categories and geographic location. Thomas Register supplier information can be obtained online from their website (its free), a set of their cds which can be networked within a company, and their set of catalogs. Another good source for finding suppliers is through Trade Associations, most can be accessed online. Another good source is globalguieline.com and internet search engines such as google.com which can be used to search for specific products, commodities or companies.

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47⟩ Tell me what is a sealed bid?

The procurement process by which a bid is submitted in a sealed envelope to prevent disclosure of its contents before the deadline for the submission of all bids.

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48⟩ Tell me why are you the right candidate for this job?

This job requires me to provide logistical support to the project as needed, including vehicle management, coordinating work permits for expatriate staff, inventory reporting and control which I was perfect at in my previous job. With my dream to be an all rounded procurement professional managing disposal of property and equipment in accordance with EGPAF and USG regulations will gear me towards that.

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49⟩ Do you know what is MES?

MES stands for a system that manages and controls the production on the factory floor with the motive of reducing the total time required to produce an order.

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50⟩ Why should we hire you as Incharge Raw Material?

I am an organized person who has a demonstrated ability to maintain the warehouse in a clean and arranged manner while adhering to all safety procedures. Moreover, I am highly skilled in loading, unloading and transporting merchandise, perfectly identifying material, breaking down material and noting discrepancies per SOPs. These qualities make me a perfect candidate for material handling position.

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51⟩ Tell me how much weight can you lift and carry for around 100 yards easily?

I have the ability to carry fifty to seventy pounds very easily and carry it around. At work I have also been lifting these weights from floor to five feet high shelves and also carrying them up and down the stairs. I can stand and walk 8 to 10 hours per day while lifting, carrying, handling, and rotating, etc. continuously.

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53⟩ Explain how to decide with project needs a purchasing contract?

Purchasing contracts are usually needed for procurement of materials or equipment for ongoing projects. Contracts with suppliers are a surefire way of ensuring constant and controlled supplies in a timely manner. I work on contracts for larger projects that have constant procurement needs. For shorter projects, contract management is usually a waste of time.

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55⟩ Tell me how do I calculate Inventory Turns?

Inventory turns is the annual cost of the inventory issued divided by the average monthly inventory value.

The average monthly inventory value is calculated by adding the past 12 monthly inventory values and dividing the total by 12. At the end of each subsequent month, add the latest month’s inventory value and delete the 12th most distant monthly inventory value.

The annual cost of issues is calculated by adding the past 12 monthly cost of inventory issues. At the end of each subsequent month, add the latest month’s cost of inventory issues and delete the 12th most distant month.

Example: Annual Cost of Issues/ Average Monthly Inventory Value = Inventory Turns $400,000/$100,000 = 4.0 Turns

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57⟩ Do you know what is Six Sigma?

Six sigma is a data-driven methodology and approach for eliminating defects in any process from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service.

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58⟩ Tell me how can you calculate manufacturing work in progress?

Manufacturing work in progress is when manufacturing firm transforms material into the work in process which includes raw material, labour and factory overhead. You can calculate all the below factors to know the costing for the manufacturing work in progress.

☛ labour costs

☛ Raw material inventory costs

☛ Production cost

☛ Cost of ending work in process for the accounting period

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60⟩ Do you know what is a two-step procurement?

A bidding procedure usually consisting of two competitive steps. Step one consists of a technical proposal for furnishing the product or service and the second step consists of a comparison of costs. Bidding then proceeds as in conventional sealed bid procedures.

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