CIMA E3 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

Porter's Generic Strategies are often applied within an Organization's value chain, in order to organise the value-adding activities to support the chosen strategy.

Place the Generic Strategy which best defines the strategic approach being taken against each of the activities listed below.

RRR is a state-funded hospital serving a major city. It is under political pressure to reduce the waiting times of patients requiring surgical operations who need to stay at the hospital for several nights. The doctors blame a lack of bed spaces and are calling for more investment in extra beds.

You have been conducting some research into the problem and have discovered the following problems affecting the utilisation of the existing beds at RRR:

   • many patients stay extra nights due to lack of communication with the health professionals needed to monitor the patients at home

   • beds are left empty each day when patients miss their admission date but there are no processes to inform other patients to offer them the space

   • patients are admitted on days when there are no spaces available on the special equipment needed to treat their particular condition

Which THREE  linkages between Primary Activities in the Value Chain of RRR need to be improved to provide extra bed spaces at RRR?

YZ operates a national mobile phone (cell phone) network in one country. It is considering upgrading its network to 4th Generation (4G) by providing an improved bandwidth that will enable its customers faster access to the Internet.

This investment will cost S29 million which YZ's institutional investors have agreed to provide by subscribing to a rights issue. This is due to management having informed institutional investors that a rival is already offering 4G and that this is taking customers away from YZ because its network is now regarded as too slow. YZ's remaining customers have shown a willingness to pay extra for 4G and overall the investment will have a positive net present value.

Which of the following statements are correct? (Choose all that apply.)