13. Bowties-R-Us plans to open a new factory and is looking for a suitable location. They have narrowed their choice down to three locations, Zhengzhou, China; Tijuanna, Mexico; and Nashvile, TN. They have defined four factors and have assigned weights (in parentheses) to these factors as follows: wage rates (60), construction costs (20), logistics (10), and climate (10). They then rated the three locations for the four factors, using a scale of one to five (1=worst, 5=best). Their ratings are as follows: Location ( Zhengzhou) (Tijuanna) (Nashville) Factor: Wage rates ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 1 ) Construction costs (. 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 3 ) Logistics ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) Climate ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 4. ) I.) Using the factor rating method, calculate the scores and totals for each location a. Zhengzhou = 5, Tijuana = 4, Nashville = 1 b. Zhengzhou = 14, Tijuana = 14, Nashville = 13 c. Zhengzhou = 60, Tijuana = 20, Nashville = 10 d. Zhengzhou = 440, Tijuana = 390, Nashville = 210 e. Cannot determine with information given
13. Bowties-R-Us plans to open a new factory and is looking for a suitable location. They have narrowed their choice down to three locations, Zhengzhou, China; Tijuanna, Mexico; and Nashvile, TN. They have defined four factors and have assigned weights (in parentheses) to these factors as follows: wage rates (60), construction costs (20), logistics (10), and climate (10). They then rated the three locations for the four factors, using a scale of one to five (1=worst, 5=best). Their ratings are as follows:
Location ( Zhengzhou) (Tijuanna) (Nashville)
Factor:
Wage rates ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 1 )
Construction costs (. 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 3 )
Logistics ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 5 )
Climate ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 4. )
I.) Using the factor rating method, calculate the scores and totals for each location
a. Zhengzhou = 5, Tijuana = 4, Nashville = 1
b. Zhengzhou = 14, Tijuana = 14, Nashville = 13
c. Zhengzhou = 60, Tijuana = 20, Nashville = 10
d. Zhengzhou = 440, Tijuana = 390, Nashville = 210
e. Cannot determine with information given
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