A manufacturing company plans to expand their production and logistics facility into one of the countries listed in the following table. The cost of building such facilities in each country differ based on the state of its economic and political climate. Three cost estimates were made per country in million dollars. a. What is the best decision alternative using MAXIMAX CRITERION and its cost? b. What is the best decision alternative if it is EQUAL LIKELIHOOD? c. What is the best decision alternative using MAXIMIN CRITERION and its cost?

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A manufacturing company plans to expand their production and logistics facility into one of the countries listed in the following table. The cost of building such facilities in each country differ based on the state of its economic and political climate. Three cost estimates were made per country in million dollars.

a. What is the best decision alternative using MAXIMAX CRITERION and its cost?

b. What is the best decision alternative if it is EQUAL LIKELIHOOD?

c. What is the best decision alternative using MAXIMIN CRITERION and its cost?

d. What is the best decision alternative using MINIMAX REGRET decision criterion?

e. What is the best decision alternative using criterion of realism at alpha = 0.8?

Economic/Political Climate
Country
Decline Same Improve
South Korea
21.7
19.1
15.2
China
19.0
18.5
17.6
Taiwan
19.2
17.1
14.9
Philippines
22.5
16.8
13.8
Меxico
25.0
21.2
12.5
Transcribed Image Text:Economic/Political Climate Country Decline Same Improve South Korea 21.7 19.1 15.2 China 19.0 18.5 17.6 Taiwan 19.2 17.1 14.9 Philippines 22.5 16.8 13.8 Меxico 25.0 21.2 12.5
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