A Company Is About to Select a Vendor for the Outsourcing

question 69

Essay

A company is about to select a vendor for the outsourcing of all of its recycling requirements. It has identified four criteria critical to the selection. These criteria, and their importance weights, appear below. The score for each site is listed below. Which vendor has the highest composite score?
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Weight } & \text { Vendor 1 } & \text { Vendor 2 } & \text { Vendor 3 } \\\hline \text { Factor 1 } & 0.27 & 6 & 9 & 6 \\\hline \text { Factor 2 } & 0.41 & 5 & 1 & 6 \\\hline \text { Factor 3 } & 0.14 & 4 & 3 & 2 \\\hline \text { Factor 4 } & 0.18 & 4 & 2 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$$

Explain the importance of the cost of labor and other inputs in decision-making processes of firms.

Understand the calculation and interpretation of direct labor and material variances.

Analyze efficiency and price variances for direct labor and materials.

Evaluate the impact of production variances on financial performance.

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