Rao$$ Technologies, a$$ Quebec$-$based high$-$tech$$ manufacturer, is considering outsourcingLOADING... some of its electronics production. Four firms have responded to its request for$$ bids, and CEO Mohan Rao has started to perform an analysis on the scores his OM team has entered in the table below.

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Weights are on a scale from $1$ through$30,$ and the outsourcing provider scores are on a scale of $1$ through $5.$ The weight for the labour factor is shown as a w because$$ Rao's OM team cannot agree on a value for this weight.

Part $2$

In the following$$ table, the weighted score is computed for each candidate.

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Weighted Score of

Selection Criterion

Weight

A

B

C

D

Labour

w

$2$w

$1$w

$3$w

$5$w

Quality Procedures

$30$

$60$

$150$

$150$

$150$

Logistics System

$5$

$10$

$15$

$15$

$25$

Price

$25$

$125$

$125$

$100$

$125$

Trustworthiness

$5$

$25$

$20$

$15$

$20$

Technology in place

$15$

$60$

$75$

$60$

$45$

Management Team

$15$

$60$

$75$

$30$

$45$

Total Weighted Score of last $6$ criteria

$340$

$460$

$370$

$410$

When wequals$0,$ the highest score is achieved by

$$

D

C

B

A

$.$

Part $3$

When wequals$10,$ the highest score is achieved by

$$

A

B

C

D

$.$

Part $4$

When wequals$20,$ the highest score is achieved by

$$

C

D

B

A

$.$

Part $5$

When wequals$30,$ the highest score is achieved by

$$

C

A

D

B

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