1. "The objective function is to maximize the total stakeholder satisfaction score." How does the company do this? In other words, what decisions do they make that increase or decrease their total stakeholder satisfaction?

2. What do the constraints given in equations (4) and (5) do?

3. Where do the supplier scores come from?

4. Is cost included in this model? If so, where do the cost values get incorporated? If not, why do you think the costs may have been ignored?