6. Company X wanted to make a pre-assessment before choosing the final location for their new production facility by first surveying internally and then making some field analysis. For the two alternatives that they have following table contains all the important criteria, their weights and the scores of each candidate location. Please finish the calculation and indicate which one is the preferred option. Factors/Criteria Proximity to raw material Traffic volume Rental costs Size Layout Operating costs Weight 0,2 0,05 0,4 0,05 0,15 0,15 Alt. 1 100 80 70 86 40 80 Alt. 2 60 80 90 92 70 90

6. Company X wanted to make a pre-assessment before choosing the final location for their new production facility by first surveying internally and then making some field analysis. For the two alternatives that they have following table contains all the important criteria, their weights and the scores of each candidate location. Please finish the calculation and indicate which one is the preferred option. Factors/Criteria Proximity to raw material Traffic volume Rental costs Size Layout Operating costs Weight 0,2 0,05 0,4 0,05 0,15 0,15 Alt. 1 100 80 70 86 40 80 Alt. 2 60 80 90 92 70 90

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter5: Network Models

Section5.3: Assignment Models

Problem 12P

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