Problem 10-8 As the buyer for the city of Perrysburg, you are evaluating a suppl

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Problem 10-8

As the buyer for the city of Perrysburg, you are evaluating a supplier for garbage cans to be used in the city's parks. Three suppliers returned acceptable bids within the allotted time frame.

Category

Design

Delivery

Warranty

Price

All scores on a five-point scale with 1 = poor, 5 = excellent.

a. Calculate the total weighted score for each supplier. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b. Based on these ratings from the supplier assessment, which supplier appears to be the best?

Supplier A Supplier B Supplier C

Category

Weight Rating Rating Rating

Design

10% 4 3 2

Delivery

30% 2 3 5

Warranty

20% 5 1 2

Price

40% 3 5 4

Explanation / Answer

Total Weighted

Score

As the Highest score is for supplier C , It is best to choose the supplier C.

Catagory Weight Supplier A Rating Score Supplier B Rating Score Supply C rating Score Design 10% 4 0.4 3 0.3 2 0.2 Delivery 30% 2 0.6 3 0.9 5 1.5 Warranty 20% 5 1 1 0.2 2 0.4 Price 40% 3 1.2 5 2 4 1.6

Total Weighted

Score

3.2 3.4 3.7

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