A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below: What is the composite score for location A ? 76 74 ABC analysis is based upon the principle that all items in inventory must be monitored very closely. there are usually a few critical items, and many items which are less critical. an item is critical if its usage is high. as with grade distributions in many MBA courses, there should be more medium-level "B" items than either " A " or " C " items