Alshorouk Inc. is a small but growing company and is currently looking for to add a new site to its existing one. The factors for three locations are stated in the following table with a total sum of weights 100 and maximum score of 5 Factor Factor weight Loc1 Loc2 Loc3 Proximity to ports 15 3 4 4 Proximity to supplier 20 4 2 5 Facility with excess capacity 1 2 5 Facility with potential to expand 5 2 1 Close to highway 15 4 3 3 Environmental issues 10 3 4 3 a- If Alshrouk Inc. is targeting excess capacity, which location would be preferred if the weight of third factor is triple that of the fourth factor b- If shourok Inc is targeting future expansion, what would be the ratio between third and fourth factor to make loc1 preferable

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Q2- Alshorouk Inc. is a small but growing company and is currently looking for to add a new site to its existing one.
The factors for three locations are stated in the following table with a total sum of weights 100 and maximum score of 5
Factor
Factor weight
Loc1
Loc2
Loc3
Proximity to ports
15
3
4
4
Proximity to supplier
20
4
2
5
Facility with excess capacity
1
2
5
Facility with potential to expand
5
2
1
Close to highway
15
4
3
3
Environmental issues
10
3
4
3
a- If Alshrouk Inc. is targeting excess capacity, which location would be preferred if the weight of third factor is triple that of the fourth factor
b- If shourok Inc is targeting future expansion, what would be the ratio between third and fourth factor to make loc1 preferable

 

 

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