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10. The senior buyer at How Does Your Garden Grow Inc. needs to seleet a s plast

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10. The senior buyer at How Does Your Garden Grow Inc. needs to seleet a s plastic patio chairs for a one-year contract. The chairs will be shipped to the n identifi led and data have been gathered. Develop a weighted-point model. Based on th which supplier should be selected? What other factors should be considered? ny's distribution center in Toledo, Ohio. Three potential suppliers have been identica5 ABC Molding Perfection Plastics I-Prod Company Annual Sales Plant Location Purchase Price per Unit Quality (defective parts per million) 300 ppm Delivery (% on time) Transportation Time $ 80 million $ 30 million $9 milliorn Erie, PA $9.50 Oakland, CA St. Louis, MO $11.39 60 ppm 90% 5 days $11.25 160 ppm 94% 2 days 99.5% 1 day Supplier Assessment Scores ABC Molding Perfection PlasticsI-Products Category Weight Rating* Score Rating Score Rating Score Quality Performance and Systems 50% Management Capabilities and Attitudes Delivery Performance Purchase Price 10% 20% 20% *All scores on a five-point scale with 1 = poor, 5 = excellent.

Explanation / Answer

ABC Moulding Perfection Plastics I- Products Category Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score Quality performance and Systems 50% 2 1 5 2.5 3 1.5 Management Capabilities and attitudes 10% 3 0.3 5 0.5 3 0.3 Delivery Performance 20% 5 1 1 0.2 3 0.6 Purchase price 20% 5 1 2 0.4 2 0.4 3.3 3.6 2.8 Weight*Rating = Score eg: 50%*2 = 1        10%*3 = 0.3 Perfection Plastics has the highest weighted score of 3.6 so may be the best supplier to use. Other Factors to consider costs of holding the extra inventory How frequently will the company’s team need to visit the supplier etc