PMP · Question #1313
An organization imports many of the materials for a product build. Due to global shipping delays, some of the essential materials have yet to arrive, resulting in the inability to finish building the
The correct answer is D. Explore if the materials could be supplied locally and obtained on time.. When essential imported materials are delayed due to global shipping, preventing a product build for an upcoming release, the project manager should recommend exploring local suppliers.
Question
Options
- ARequest marketing to launch an advertising campaign for the product that is currently in stock.
- BUpdate the project management plan, factoring in furloughs of the assembly team to reduce
- CMeet with the engineering team to manufacture the materials in-house.
- DExplore if the materials could be supplied locally and obtained on time.
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A6% (2)
- B16% (5)
- C3% (1)
- D75% (24)
Why each option
When essential imported materials are delayed due to global shipping, preventing a product build for an upcoming release, the project manager should recommend exploring local suppliers.
Requesting a marketing campaign for products already in stock does not address the core problem of lacking essential materials for the upcoming release and is an unrelated business activity.
Furloughing the assembly team is a reactive cost-cutting measure that does not solve the material shortage and would further delay production once materials arrive.
Manufacturing materials in-house is a significant undertaking that typically requires substantial time, expertise, and investment, making it an impractical short-term solution for an immediate release dependency.
Global shipping delays directly impact material availability and production schedules; therefore, actively seeking alternative local suppliers for essential materials is a proactive risk mitigation strategy to keep the project on track for the upcoming release. This directly addresses the constraint caused by the supply chain disruption by looking for an immediate solution to material procurement.
Concept tested: Supply chain risk mitigation
Topics
Community Discussion
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Wei W.Nov 21, 2025D is the right call here. You mitigate the delay by finding an alternate source for the materials locally, which directly addresses the blocker and keeps the release moving, rather than accepting the delay or pivoting to a workaround.
Yusuf A.Dec 5, 2025Had this one on my exam last month, picked D because a senior PM at my company always says when supply chain breaks, you look for local sourcing before anything drastic like furloughs or in-house manufacturing. C is tempting but manufacturing materials in-house is usually way outside the org's capability, so D is the practical first move.
Anjali D.Nov 25, 2025Our group landed on D. A couple people were tempted by C, but manufacturing in-house is a huge scope change, whereas finding a local supplier is the simplest fix that keeps the release on track.
Yusuf A.Nov 27, 2025D makes sense for keeping the release on track, but my senior always says to double check whether the question is asking about risk response strategy versus schedule recovery, because D could be mitigate or accept depending on how the answer choices are worded.