A Company Is About to Select a Vendor for the Outsourcing

question 15

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?

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