You are the project manager and in a team meeting a conflict occurs between two stakeholder parties over the choice of a vendor. Three alternative vendors were suggested. Only one vendor could be awarded with a sub contract to contribute significantly to the project. You suggest to use the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to solve the conflict. (40 pts.)

Several evaluation criteria were identified two of which are: Reputation and Reliability of the vendor. After comparing the criteria on the highest level the reputation received a weight of 0.6 and the Reliability received a weight of 0.05. Someone suggested to find more subcriteria for Reputation and Reliability. What would you answer? Please use a quantitative example of your choice to explain your answers. (Tip: Use the concept of local vs. global weights.) (20 pts.)