Ops and Supply Chain Highest Weighted Score

Question

Beagle Clothiers uses a weighted score based on the highest weighted​ score, which supplier should be​ selected?

for the evaluation and selection of its suppliers of trendy fashion garments. Each supplier is rated on a​ 10-point scale

for four different​ criteria: price,​ quality, delivery, and flexibility​ (to accommodate changes in quantity and​ timing). Because of the volatility of the business in which Beagle​ operates, flexibility is given twice the weight of each of the other three​ criteria, which are equally weighted​ (the sum of the four weights equals​ 1). The table shows the scores for three potential suppliers for the four performance criteria.

  

		Rating
Criteria	Supplier A	Supplier B	Supplier C
1. Price	8	5	6
2. Quality	9	8	6
3. Delivery	5	6	7
4. Flexibility	8	7	9

Based on the highest weighted​ score, which supplier should be​ selected?

What is a total weighted score of

enter your response here.

​(Enter your response rounded to one decimal​ place.)

Answer 1

Supplier A should be selected, as it has the highest weighted score of 9.5. ​