Case study questions:

$1.$ How can the $407$ partnership board improve its procurement process?

$2.$ Develop a model to help Planelles make a decision.

$3.$ What is your recommendation to Planelles? What would you recommend to the board for the

procurement process going forward?

$4.$ Are the capacities of the suppliers important? Which ones are more important? How great a saving

might the partnership obtain if there were no capacity restrictions?

$5.$ Which suppliers would you choose to try to negotiate with to increase their capacity? Which supplier

offers the lowest cost overall?

$6.$ Is the $3$ per cent discount important? If so$,$ can you quantify the benefit?

$7.$ WHAT HAPPENED at the end of the project?