The company you work for has decided to reduce the number of its suppliers by 60%-70%.

This will be achieved by having only one supplier for each material it buys, and by buying similar material such as stationary or different pastry from one larger supplier, rather than from many small ones.

Your boss, the Purchasing Manager of the company, asked you to evaluate all current suppliers and to select the best ones.

Based on what you learned about Purchasing and Supply Chain Management you designed the following form for a selection of the best pastry supplies:

a. Calculate the total weighted score for each supplier. Which supplier would you decide to select as a sole supplier to the company?

b. Supplier C has just notified you that he had introduced a new process in its factory and sent you few samples of pastry. Based on the sample, you change its score on quality from 7 to 9. Would this new information change your previous decision (Decision in a)?

 

Quality: Rejected items Criteria Taste Total Quality Service/Delivery: Timely delivery Shipping condition Quantity accuracy Paperwork Total Service Price Company: Financial stability Management Location Total Company Total Weight Supplier A 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 1.00 Score Score x Weight 8 10 6 10 Supplier B Score Score x Weight 9 9 9 8 Supplier C Score Score x Weight 7 10 8 9