Introduction to Management Science 12th Edition by Bernard Taylor

Exercise 50

Suntrek manufactures denim jeans, which it sells to clothing retailers around the world. It wants to construct a new warehouse and distribution center in Asia to serve emerging markets there. It has identified potential sites in the port cities of Shanghai, Singapore, Pusan, Kaohsiung, and Hong Kong. The following table shows the factors in the location decision and the grade of each location for each factor:
The weights indicating the importance of each location factor are not included. Determine what you think these weights should be and recommend the best location for the new distribution center.