The Site Selection Team You Formed Last Quarter Meets with You

question 52

Essay

The site selection team you formed last quarter meets with you in the conference room to present the results of their thoughtful analysis.They have collectively logged 200,000 frequent flyer miles while conducting their investigation.The conference room table sags under the weight of their massive report and all team members sport deep tans.As the leader drones on about their completely objective approach to the problem,he projects a slide containing the following information about their location of choice.
Rio de Janeiro Weight (A) Score (B) Weighted Score (A xB)
Infrastructure 20 8 160
Utility Costs 25 5 125
Labor Skill 25 6 150
Labor Cost 20 7 140
Political climate 10 4 40
Final Weighted Score 615
What questions do you,a conscientious vice-president level executive,have for the team about this portion of their analysis?

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