A Company Is About to Select a Vendor for the Outsourcing

question 45

Essay

A company is about to select a vendor for the outsourcing of all of its engineering,environmental,and CAD requirements.It has identified four criteria critical to the selection.These criteria,and their importance weights,appear below.Three firms,A,C,and E,have indicated that they are interested in this position.The company has scored each of the three candidates on these criteria,using a 1-10 scale,where 10 is best.Candidate A scored 7,7,7,and 5,respectively,on the four criteria.Candidate C scored 9,4,8,and 6.Candidate E scored 5,10,10,and 7.Which vendor has the highest composite score?

Define characteristics and qualifications of a social media crisis.

Distinguish between effective and ineffective crisis communication tactics on social media.

Explore the implications of social media crises for brands and how to mitigate them.

Assess the importance of social media policies for news organizations and their impact.

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Definitions:

Product Concepts

Fundamental ideas or proposed strategies regarding how a product can be designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold to satisfy a particular need or want.

Federal Trade Commission

The independent agency of the United States government responsible for enforcing civil antitrust law and promoting consumer protection.

Ethical Issue

A problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).

Early Majority

A segment of consumers in the technology adoption lifecycle that adopts new products after a cautious review, following the innovators and early adopters.