Rao Technologies, a California-based high-tech manufacturer, is considering outsourcing some of its electronics production. Four firms have responded to its request for bids, and CEO Mohan Rao has started to perform an analysis on the scores his OM team has entered in the table below.  Click icon to view the table*   More Info* selection criterion          weight   A  B   C   D  labor                                   w      2  1  3  5  quality procedures             30      3  4  5  1 logistics system                  5        4  3  3  5 price                                   25       3  5 4  4 trust worthiness                  5        4  5  3  4 technology in place            15      4  5  4  3 management team             15      5  5  2  3 Weights are on a scale from 1 through 30, and the outsourcing provider scores are on a scale of 1 through 5. The weight for the labor factor is shown as a w because Rao's OM team cannot agree on a value for this weight.  In the following table, the weighted score is computed for each candidate.                                                       weighted score of Selection Criterion     weight     A     B    C    D  Labor                             w         2w    1w   3w  5w  Quality procedures        30        90   120  150  30 Logistics System             5         20   15   15    25 Price                               25      75   125 100  100 Trustworthiness              5        20    25    15    20 Technology in place       15      60     75   60   45 Management Team        15      75    75   30   45 When w= 0, the highest score is achieved by B. When W=10, the highest score is achieved by _____

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Rao Technologies, a California-based high-tech manufacturer, is considering outsourcing some of its electronics production. Four firms have responded to its request for bids, and CEO Mohan Rao has started to perform an analysis on the scores his OM team has entered in the table below. 

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selection criterion          weight   A  B   C   D 

labor                                   w      2  1  3  5 

quality procedures             30      3  4  5  1

logistics system                  5        4  3  3  5

price                                   25       3  5 4  4

trust worthiness                  5        4  5  3  4

technology in place            15      4  5  4  3

management team             15      5  5  2  3

Weights are on a scale from 1 through 30, and the outsourcing provider scores are on a scale of 1 through 5. The weight for the labor factor is shown as a w because Rao's OM team cannot agree on a value for this weight. 

In the following table, the weighted score is computed for each candidate. 

                                                     weighted score of

Selection Criterion     weight     A     B    C    D 

Labor                             w         2w    1w   3w  5w 

Quality procedures        30        90   120  150  30

Logistics System             5         20   15   15    25

Price                               25      75   125 100  100

Trustworthiness              5        20    25    15    20

Technology in place       15      60     75   60   45

Management Team        15      75    75   30   45

When w= 0, the highest score is achieved by B.

When W=10, the highest score is achieved by _____

 

 

 

 

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