Reliance Home Inc., a fictional manufacturer of dishwashers, washers, and dryers, is planning to construct a new warehouse and distribution center in Asia to serve the markets in that continent. The company has narrowed its choice of locations to the following port cities: Singapore, Pontianak, Chennai, Osaka, and Shanghai. The critical location factors and their weights, and the score corresponding to each location for each factor, are given in the following table.

1. Which location should the company choose?

2. What location should the company choose if the factor weights are all equal?

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Score (0 to100) Chennai Factor Singapore Shanghai Osaka Pontianak Weight Site Cost 60 90 70 50 50 0.05 Labor Availability Labor Cost Political Stability 70 60 80 70 90 0.20 50 90 70 60 60 0.20 90 85 60 70 80 90 0.05 0.10 60 95 Transportation Infrastructure 65 80 Duties and Tariffs Port Congestion 0.10 55 70 40 75 85 0.15 75 70 60 70 90 80 65 Governmental Requlations 0.15 70 80 90