Problem 1

A global electronic company that manufactures computer components such as chips, circuit boards, and motherboards wants to construct a new distribution center in Asia to serve the emerging Asian markets. It has identified sites in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore and has rated the important location factors for each site as follows:

Factor	Weight	Score (0 to 100)
		Shanghai	Hong Kong	Singapore
Political stability	25%	50	70	90
Economic growth	18%	90	80	75
Port facilities	15%	60	95	90
Container support	10%	50	80	90
Land & construction cost	8%	90	50	30
Transportation/distribution	8%	50	80	70
Duties and traffic	7%	75	90	90
Trade regulations	5%	70	90	95
Airline service	2%	70	80	85
Area roads	2%	65	70	80

1. Compute the composite total score for each location?

2. Recommend a location based on these location factors and ratings.