Given the data in the Table Below, you are requested to help Ms. Meticulous in deciding what firm shall she choose in order to satisfy her criteria as illustrated in the Table. Show your solution and/or justification why? Criteria Weights per criterion based on her importance Supplier 1 Supplier 2 Supplier 3 Price 40 % 8 9 10 Accessibility 50 % 7 10 10 Customer- friendly (after sales service) 10% 10 10 9 TOTAL 25 29 29

Given the data in the Table Below, you are requested to help Ms. Meticulous in deciding what firm shall she choose in order to satisfy her criteria as illustrated in the Table. Show your solution and/or justification why? Criteria Weights per criterion based on her importance Supplier 1 Supplier 2 Supplier 3 Price 40 % 8 9 10 Accessibility 50 % 7 10 10 Customer- friendly (after sales service) 10% 10 10 9 TOTAL 25 29 29

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Chapter6: Category Strategy Development

Section: Chapter Questions

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