Read the attchment, draft notes and questions for an interview with a senior executive in charge of manufacturing in Merck Pharmaceutical company about the use of third party suppliers. (2 pages)
Drafting questions for an interview with a senior executive.
Start with questions about the basics of the business unit that the senior executive is in charge of.
Move next to questions about the risks presented by the use of third party providers.
Remember to have questions that seek to determine the variable factors of complexity and extent of the third party relationship.
Move to questions about the controls in place for third party providers - remember the critical piece is assessing the effectiveness of the controls.
Try to have your questions logically follow each other and avoid jumping around.
Use topic headers to signal a change in subject area of your questions.
Use notes to explain additional information/potential answers/analysis behind questions/decision behind not asking.
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