Consider the data from Problem 14-10. The human resources department requires that non-dimensional scaling be applied to
Question:
Consider the data from Problem 14-10. The human resources department requires that non-dimensional scaling be applied to make your decision. Rate the individual attributes using Equations (14-1) and (14-2) where appropriate. For the attribute Project Management Skills, use a score of 0 for No and 1 for Yes. For General Attitude, use a rating of 0 for Poor, 1 for Good, and 2 for Excellent. Who should be selected?
Data from Problem 14-10:
Hiring an employee is always a multiattribute decision process. Most jobs possess a diversity of requirements, and most applicants have a diversity of
skills to bring to the job. Table P14-10 matches a set of desired attributes with the capabilities of four job applicants for a job in a pharmaceutical company. Use the tools of this chapter to examine the candidates. Who would be chosen or eliminated using
a. dominance (consider more years of experience preferred to fewer)
b. satisficing
c. disjunctive resolution
d. lexicography with the following priorities:
project management skills > general attitude > years manufacturing experience > previous management experience > total years experience
Table P4-10:
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Engineering Economy
ISBN: 978-0133439274
16th edition
Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling