Serindits Inc. produces motherboards for the laptop industry. En. Yusoff, an industrial engineer at Serndits, is attempting to determine which motherboard assembly technology to propose for a new laptop model. En. Yusoff has 2 feasible options for fixing electronic components to the motherboard: semi-auto insertion technology and fully automated insertion technology. Below is the data prepared by En. Yusoff: Factor Score Semi-automated Automated Factors Economic factor: Weight Annual cash inflow .20 $110,000 $215,000 Other factors: Product quality .10 0.7 1.0 Product flexibility .15 1.0 0.5 Labor relations .10 1.0 0.6 Production speed .05 0.5 1.0 Training requirements .10 0.4 0.8 Implementation time .05 0.9 0.6 Capital requirements Note: A higher score is better 25 0.7 0.4 Use the relative-aggregate-scores approach to compare the two motherboard assembly technology alternatives. Which alternative would you recommend to En. Yusoff? Why?
Serindits Inc. produces motherboards for the laptop industry. En. Yusoff, an industrial engineer at Serndits, is attempting to determine which motherboard assembly technology to propose for a new laptop model. En. Yusoff has 2 feasible options for fixing electronic components to the motherboard: semi-auto insertion technology and fully automated insertion technology. Below is the data prepared by En. Yusoff: Factor Score Semi-automated Automated Factors Economic factor: Weight Annual cash inflow .20 $110,000 $215,000 Other factors: Product quality .10 0.7 1.0 Product flexibility .15 1.0 0.5 Labor relations .10 1.0 0.6 Production speed .05 0.5 1.0 Training requirements .10 0.4 0.8 Implementation time .05 0.9 0.6 Capital requirements Note: A higher score is better 25 0.7 0.4 Use the relative-aggregate-scores approach to compare the two motherboard assembly technology alternatives. Which alternative would you recommend to En. Yusoff? Why?
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