Uthmaan Ali works as a purchasing agent for Fresh Water Company. Uthmaan's boss Khalid Hassan has asked him to select a vendor for purchasing laptop computers. Uthmaan's task is to search for reliable vendors and select the one that provides the best value. After initial research Uthmaan identified four potential vendors and prepared the following table with the relevant data to select the vendor providing the best value;

Vendor

Brands Offered

Quality Rating

Price

Dependability Rating

Fast Tech

Dell, Apple, IBM

****

Higher than Average

*****

Compufast

Toshiba, Dell, IBM

*****

Average

*****

Quality Computers

Apple, Sony, Dell

*****

Lower than Average

****

Hi Tech Machines

Dell, Apple, IBM, Sony

****

Average

****

The CEO of Compufast computers is Uthmaan's first cousin Omar Ahmad. Uthmaan knows Omar to be an honest executive who always delivers as he promises. Omar also has a very good reputation among his customers. While Uthmaan was comparing the data he gathered to make a decision, he received a phone call from Sam Houston, the sales representative of Quality Computers. Sam offered Uthmaan a rebate of $50 for every computer Fresh Water Company would purchase from Quality Computers and also guaranteed a discounted price if his company was selected as the preferred vendor.

Question 1:

Identify and describe the ethical dilemma if Uthmaan selects Compufast as a vendor for purchasing laptop computers.

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Question 2:

Identify and describe the ethical dilemma when Uthmaan decides to select Quality Computers due to the good combination of quality, price, and dependability ratings along with the promise from the sales agent of a rebate. Identify the stakeholders who would be affected by this decision and how they would be affected.

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Question 3:

Uthmaan is contemplating on selecting either Quality Computers or Hi Tech Machines. What are the pros and cons of selecting either?

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Question 4: [Dimension 4: Choses an Action]

If Uthmaan sought your advice on selecting one of the four vendors, who would you recommend? Why?

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