The Bahouth Bike Company has completed an exhaustive analysis for four suppliers of bicycle frames to support their business. They considered on-time speed, top quality and customization in their selection process
Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points), and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor, 10 = excellent). The data are shown in the following table.
CRITERION WEIGHT A B C D
Sustainability 3 9 2 0 1
Cost 6 3 0 3 10
Quality 8 4 0 9 4
On-time Delivery 4 0 6 1 0
Using the preference matrix (total weighted score) approach for selecting suppliers, which supplier should Bahouth select? What is its total weighted score?
Supplier D has a weighted score of 95 which is 5 higher than Supplier C, 18 higher than A, and 65 higher than B
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