key success factors can be used to evaluate the prospective countries. Ellis used a rating system of 1 (least desirable country) to 5 (most desirable) to evaluate each factor. Candidate Country Ratings Key Success Factor Weight Taiwan Thailand Singapore Technology 0.2 Level of education 0.1 Political and legal aspects 0.4 NO WWUP WNWAR Social and cultural aspects 0.1 Economic factors 0.2 (a) Which country should be selected for the new plant? (b) Political unrest in Thailand results in a lower score, 2, for political and legal aspects. Does your conclusion change? (c) What if Thailand's score drops even further, to a 1, or political and legal aspects? 12. Rollins College is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the main campus could go to take courses for 1 of the 4 college years. At the moments, it is considering five countries: Holland, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, and Greece. The college wishes to consider eight factors in its decision. The first two factors are given weights of 0.2, while the rest are assigned weights of 0.1. The following table illustrates its assessment of each factor for each country (5 is best). Great Factor Factor Description Holland Britain Italy Belgiu Greece Stability of government Degree to which the population can converse in English Stability of the monetary system Communications infrastructure Transportation infrastructure Availability of historic/cultural sites Import restrictions Availability of suitable quarters (a) In which country should Rollins College choose to set up its European campus? (b) How would the decision change if the * degree to which the population can converse in English* was not an issue? 13. Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building a new factory. The search for a location for this factory has been narrowed to four sites: A, B, C, or D. The following table shows the results thus far obtained by Tracy by using the factor-rating method to analyze the problem. The scale used for each factor scoring is 1 through 5. Site Scores Factor Weight C Quality of labor 10 Construction cost Transportation costs Proximity to markets Taxes