Evaluate vendors for supplying differentiated or specialized widgets. Review the "Supplier Scorecard Data" document and answer the questions below. 1. Discuss which supplier you will select, providing a detailed rational, including the criterion you evaluated. Additionally, discuss if the criterion is weighted appropriately for your selection. 2. Your manager has requested you secure a backup supplier for this product, given that macroeconomic factors can affect differentiated or specialized widgets. Discuss who you would select as your secondary supplier and why. 3. Provide an example scenario for a commodity in which you would select a supplier with a lower total weighted score vs. the above. 4. ACME corporate challenged the procurement team for 50% of all suppliers to have sustainability programs. Describe how this impacts your supplier selection and justify whether you believe the criterion is weighted appropriately given the sustainability challenge. Performance Score Below Avg. 1 Average 2 Good 3 Better 4 Best 5 Supplier Scorecard Data Vendor A Vendor B Vender C Vendor D Vendor criteria Weighting Score Weighted average Weighting Score Weighted average Weighted Weighted Weighting Scom average Weighting Scom average scom score score score Price 30% 4.50 135 30% 4.20 126 30% 4.80 144 30% 4.00 1.20 Number of years in business 15% 3.25 0.49 15% 3.25 0.49 15% 3.00 0.45 15% 2.50 0.30 Reputation within the industry 15% 3.00 045 15% 3.00 0.45 15% 2.80 042 15% 3.00 0.45 Management and cuture 10% 4.00 0.40 10% 4.00 0.40 10% 1.50 0.25 10% 4.20 0.42 Product quality 15% 4.00 060 15% 4.60 0.69 15% 3.90 059 15% 4.70 071 Post-sales service and support 5% 4.00 020 5% 4.00 020 5% 4.00 020 5% 1.80 0.19 On-time delivery 5% 3.00 0.15 5% 2.80 014 5% 3.20 0.16 5% 2.80 0.14 Sustainability 5% 3.00 015 5% 3.00 0.15 5% 3.00 015 5% 4.00 0.20 Other 0% 000 0% 0.00 0% 0.00 0% 0.00 Total 100% 379 100% 3.70 100% 376 100% 368