Queenie wants to expand her business into Africa. Based on her initial analysis there are no ports
Question:
Queenie wants to expand her business into Africa. Based on her initial analysis there are no ports large enough in many African countries to make them viable by themselves. However, transporting goods from another port to African ports would be a sound business move. Queenie had her staff provide a list of five ports that could be used to serve Africa. Using the recommendation you provided Queenie for in #1, rate each of the factors listed below, and use the weighting-factor model to select the best port for Quigley Global Transportation. Submit the factor ratings and final weighted score for each location.
here is the data:
Here is the table to fill in the data, Use the table below to fill in the data on a scale of 1-100% (1=BEST, 100= WORST)
Important Location Factors | UAE | SRI LANKA | SAUDI ARABIA | MALTA | SPAIN |
Port Ranking by TEU [30%] | |||||
Ease of Doing Business by Country [25%] | |||||
GDP Growth by Country-2016 [20%] | |||||
Getting Credit by Country [15%] | |||||
Enforcing Contract by Country [10%] | |||||
Total Weighted Scores | |||||
RANK |
*Note: the lower the number, the higher the ranking for the TEU, GDP, Credit, and Contract Enforcement. (so, smaller is better!)
Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach
ISBN: 978-1337406499
5th edition
Authors: Joel D. Wisner, Keah Choon Tan, G. Keong Leong