Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain 1st Edition by Morgan Swink,Steven Melnyk,Bixby Cooper, Janet Hartley

Exercise 10

The senior buyer at How Does Your Garden Grow Inc.needs to select a supplier for plastic patio chairs for a one-year contract.The chairs will be shipped to the company's distribution center in Toledo, Ohio.Three potential suppliers have been identified and the data were gathered.Develop a weighted-point model.Based on this model, which supplier should be selected? What other factors should be considered?