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Chapter 11.S, Problem 10P
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•• S11.10 As purchasing agent for Woolsey Enterprises in Golden, Colorado, you ask your buyer to provide you with a ranking of “excellent,” “good,” “fair,” or “poor” for a variety of characteristics for two potential vendors. You suggest that the “Products’’ total be weighted 40% and the other three categories totals be weighted 20% each. The buyer has returned the rankings shown in Table S11.2.
Which of the two vendors would you select?
TABLE S11.2 S11.10 Vendor Rating for Problem
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