You should choose vendor ▼   Donna Inc. Either Kay Corp. or Donna Inc. Kay Corp. ​, with a weighted score of ________.

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As purchasing agent for Eynan Enterprises in​ Richmond, Virginia, you ask your buyer to provide you with a ranking of​ "excellent" (worth 4​ points), "good"​ (3 points),​ "fair" (2​ points), or​ "poor" ​ (1 point) for a variety of characteristics for two potential​ vendors, Donna Inc.​ (D) and Kay Corp.​ (K). You suggest that​ "Products" total be weighted
0.4​,
the​ "Company" total be weighted
0.2​,
and the​ "Service" and​ "Sales" totals each be weighted 0.2. The buyer has returned the following ranking. Which of the two vendors would you​ select?
 
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You should choose vendor
 
Donna Inc.
Either Kay Corp. or Donna Inc.
Kay Corp.
​,
with a weighted score of
________.
​(Enter your response rounded to one decimal​ place.)
O
More info
Ef
Table 1: Company
Financial Strength
Manufacturing Capability
Research Facilities
Geographical Locations
Management
Labor Relations
Trade Relations
Table 2: Service
Deliveries on Time
Handling of Problems
Technical Assistance
Table 3: Products
Quality
Packing
Table 4: Sales
Product knowledge
Sales Calls
C
Excellent (4)
K
Excellent (4)
Excellent (4) Good (3)
Excellent (4)
Good (3) Fair (2)
Print
XX
Good (3)
Good (3)
Done
×2000 Q
Fair (2)
Fair (2)
Fair (2)
COF
Poor (1)
#
K
Poor (1)
Poor (1)
Poor (1)
- X
X
Transcribed Image Text:O More info Ef Table 1: Company Financial Strength Manufacturing Capability Research Facilities Geographical Locations Management Labor Relations Trade Relations Table 2: Service Deliveries on Time Handling of Problems Technical Assistance Table 3: Products Quality Packing Table 4: Sales Product knowledge Sales Calls C Excellent (4) K Excellent (4) Excellent (4) Good (3) Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Print XX Good (3) Good (3) Done ×2000 Q Fair (2) Fair (2) Fair (2) COF Poor (1) # K Poor (1) Poor (1) Poor (1) - X X
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