You are a professional engineer employed by a manufacturing concern. A system in the factory where you work is obsolete and needs replacement. You have prepared a specification and sent it out to five potential suppliers for quotations. Each supplier has provided a proposal and quotation for the system. It is your task to evaluate each proposal and make a recommendation to your company as to which is the best system for them to purchase to replace the old one. This is to be based not only on cost but also on a technical evaluation of each proposal to determine the technical suitability of each suppliers proposal for your companys application. In evaluating one of the proposals, you have serious questions about the technical capability of this suppliers system in an area. In your communication with the supplier, they assured you that they have recently upgraded this sub-system and they offer to fly you to their overseas head office, at their cost to see the upgraded sub-system.

6.1. Describe and motivate the ethical dilemma that you a phased with in this case. (10)

6.2. With the evaluation of the contact, what are the ethical implications that you will have to face, motivate your answer. (10)

6.3. Mention at least 4 traits/qualities in your decision to ensure that ethical reasoning has prevailed. (10)

6.4. What are the skills you will need to acquire to ensure that you are up to date with the skills to review prospective service providers competency. (5)

6.5. Describe the type of responsibility that you are phased with in terms of dealing with those who had made offers on exchange for business. (5)

6.6. With respect to your area of competency, describe the nature of the decision you will make given this scenario. (5)

6.7. Describe the action that you must take in this case to ensure that you and your company uphold the ethical standards as required by ECSA.