d. Assuming the weighting scheme described in part c, which janitorial service supplier does linear averaging suggest?
d. Assuming the weighting scheme described in part c, which janitorial service supplier does linear averaging suggest?
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c. Assume that quality and reliability/risk are equally important to Main Street Cinema. However, the issue of price is twice as important to Main Street Cinema than either quality or reliability/risk. What score would Dawson Commercial Cleaning Services earn under this weighting scheme?
d. Assuming the weighting scheme described in part c, which janitorial service supplier does linear averaging suggest?

Transcribed Image Text:**Main Street Cinema: Janitorial Services Contract Assessment**
Main Street Cinema invited three firms to bid on its daily janitorial services contract. The tenders were scored based on quality, reliability/risk, and price, with each category assessed on a 100-point scale. The scores are as follows:
| Tender Offer from | Quality | Reliability/Risk | Price |
|-------------------|---------|-----------------|-------|
| Dawson | 70 | 60 | 100 |
| Fulton | 80 | 95 | 70 |
| SteadyBrite | 70 | 90 | 85 |
### Analysis Questions:
**a. If Main Street Cinema were to use the lowest price to award the contract, who would receive it?**
- **Answer:** Fulton, with a price score of 70, would receive the contract as they offer the lowest price.
**b. If Main Street Cinema were to use linear averaging to choose a supplier for its janitorial services contract, assuming that quality, reliability/risk, and price are equally important, who would it choose?**
- **Calculations:**
- **Dawson:** Average = (70 + 60 + 100) / 3 = 76.67
- **Fulton:** Average = (80 + 95 + 70) / 3 = 81.67
- **SteadyBrite:** Average = (70 + 90 + 85) / 3 = 81.67
- **Answer:** Fulton and SteadyBrite would both be considered equally as their linear averages are the highest at 81.67.
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