Tommy's Family Furniture is looking for a new supplier for its armchairs. Tommy is primarily interested in only two criterion: price and name brand value. He considers the value of the name brand to be three times more important than price. Tommy has narrowed his choices to two suppliers. On a 10-point scale, he has assigned Amy's Armchairs a score of 8 on price and 5 on name brand value. He has assigned Annie's Armchairs a score of 3 on price and 6 on name brand value. Apply the factor weighting technique to help Tommy choose a new armchair supplier.

Tommy's Family Furniture is looking for a new supplier for its armchairs. Tommy is primarily interested in only two criterion: price and name brand value. He considers the value of the name brand to be three times more important than price. Tommy has narrowed his choices to two suppliers. On a 10-point scale, he has assigned Amy's Armchairs a score of 8 on price and 5 on name brand value. He has assigned Annie's Armchairs a score of 3 on price and 6 on name brand value. Apply the factor weighting technique to help Tommy choose a new armchair supplier.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

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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

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