Question: TwentyFour Seven Convenience Stores, which opened its first store in Dhaka back in 2016 and now operates 18 round-the-clock stores in the Bangladeshi capital. When

TwentyFour Seven Convenience Stores, which opened its first store in Dhaka back in 2016 and now operates 18 round-the-clock stores in the Bangladeshi capital. When planning for new store locations, it considers 4 key factors, as listed in the table below. Potential locations for its nineteenth store have been narrowed down to three options; Dohar, Nababganj and Savar.

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i. Using the factor-rating method, what option would you recommend for TwentyFour Sevens nineteenth store? (3 marks)

ii. Store expansion potential is the least important factor. What would the minimum weight for store expansion potential need to be to change the decision made in part (i). Note the revised weights do not have to add to 100. (4 marks)

Factor Weighting Dohar Nababganj Savar Market Size 30 6 8 5 Accessibility 30 5 6 6 25 6 5 6 Proximity to the distribution centre 15 6 5. 5 6 Store expansion potential

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