Part 1

As purchasing agent for Eynan Enterprises in Richmond, Virginia, you ask your buyer to provide you with a ranking of "excellent" (worth 4 points), "good" (3 points), "fair" (2 points), or "poor" (1 point) for a variety of characteristics for two potential vendors, Donna Inc. (D) and Kay Corp. (K). You suggest that "Products" total be weighted 0.2, the "Company" total be weighted 0.4, and the "Service" and "Sales" totals each be weighted 0.2. The buyer has returned the following ranking. Which of the two vendors would you select?

1. You should choose vendor Donna Inc., Kay Corp., or Either Donna inc or kay corp: Response here

2. With a weighted score of: (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) Response here

Table 1: Company
	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Fair (2)	Poor (1)
Financial Strength		K		D
Manufacturing Capability		D	K
Research Facilities	K		D
Geographical Locations			DK
Management	D	K
Labor Relations			K	D
Trade Relations		D	K

Table 2: Service
	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Fair (2)	Poor (1)
Deliveries on Time		KD
Handling of Problems		KD
Technical Assistance		K	D

Table 3: Products
	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Fair (2)	Poor (1)
Quality	K	D
Price	K		D
Packing	D		K

Table 4: Sales
	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Fair (2)	Poor (1)
Product knowledge			D	K
Sales Calls	K			D
Sales Service		K	D