Rao Technologies, a Quebec-based high-tech manufacturer, is considering outsourcing

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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.

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

		Weighted Score of
Selection Criterion	Weight	A	B	C	D
Labour	w	2w	1w	3w	5w
Quality Procedures	30	120	150	150	120
Logistics System	5	15	15	15	25
Price	25	100	125	100	75
Trustworthiness	5	25	10	15	20
Technology in place	15	45	60	60	75
Management Team	15	45	45	30	75
Total Weighted Score of last 6 criteria		350	405	370	390

When

w=0,

the highest score is achieved by

.

When

w=10,

the highest score is achieved by

C

B

D

A

.

When

w=20,

the highest score is achieved by

D

A

B

C

.

When

w=30,

the highest score is achieved by

C

B

A

D

.

nnd i More Info eigh Selection Criterion Labour Quality Procedures Logistics System Price Trust Worthiness Technology in place Management Team Weight W 30 5 25 5 15 15 Ratings of Outsource Provider A B C D 2 1 3 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 3 5 2 3 4 3 4 4 5 3 3 2 5 re il core Print Done core