Directions: Analyze the following two situations below, and then make supplier management decisions for each situation.

The Rodriguez manufacturing company is conducting an annual evaluation of one of its suppliers, Montaa Inc., and the purchasing manager of Manufacturera Rodriguez has compiled the following information about Montaa Inc.

performance criteria	Puntuaction	Weight
continuous improvement	90	0.10
Cost	85	0.20
Delivery	80	0.15
Quality	95	0.25
sensitive	90	0.15
sustainability	80	0.05
Tecnology	90	0.10
Puntuaction total	1.00

A score based on a scale of 0 (unsatisfactory) to 100 (excellent) has been assigned for each performance category deemed critical in the vendor's evaluation. A weight is assigned to each of the performance criteria based on their relative importance. Providers are ranked based on their overall scores as follows:

Unacceptable (less than 50): supplier abandoned by other businesses

Conditional (between 50 and 70): The provider needs development work to improve performance, but can be abandoned if performance continues to lag.

Certified (between 70 and 90): the supplier meets the intended purpose or performance

Preferred (over 90): the supplier will be considered to participate in the development of new products and opportunities for more business.

According to these criteria: How would you evaluate the performance of Montaa Inc. as a supplier? Support your analysis with a literature review.

Part B

The Rodriguez manufacturing company is also in the process of qualifying its suppliers for one of its key components. To aid in the evaluation process, information about the three providers is shown in the table below.

Each performance category is rated on a scale of:

0 (unsatisfactory) to 100 (excellent) and is assigned a weight based on its relative importance.

Providers are considered "preferred" if they score between 90 and 100.

Preferred suppliers are those that Rodriguez Manufacturing will work with on new product development, and will approve for new business and help maintain a competitive position.

An "Acceptable" supplier rating is between 70 and 89. In this category, the supplier is required to provide a plan to Rodriguez Manufacturing on how to achieve preferred status.

A score from 0 to 69 means the vendor has a "developing" vendor rating.

According to this situation:

How would you evaluate each of the providers? Which provider would you choose? Support your analysis with literature review.

Puntuaction
performance criteria	Weight	Bulls	sun devils	hunting roosters	Buckeyes
Price	0.10	85	95	90	90
Payment conditions	0.20	90	80	95	85
Quality	0.10	95	80	85	90
Delivery	0.10	95	90	90	85
Suggestions for quality improvement	0.20	85	90	90	95
Reputation	0.20	85	90	90	85
Sustainability	0.10	90	80	85	90
Puntuaction total	1.00