A manager received an analysis of several cities being considered for a new office complex. The data

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A manager received an analysis of several cities being considered for a new office complex.

The data (10 points maximum) are as follows:

Location Score Factor A B C Business services 9 5 5 Community services 7 6 7 Real estate costs 3 8 7 Construction costs 5 6 5 Cost of living 4 7 8 Taxes 5 5 4 Transportation 6 7 8

a. If the manager weights the factors equally, how would the locations stack up in terms of their composite factor rating scores?

b. If business services and construction costs are given weights that are double the weights of the other factors, how would the locations stack up?

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Operations Management

ISBN: 9781260575712

14th Edition

Authors: William J Stevenson

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