The EU has made changes in airline regulation that dramatically affect major European carriers such as British International Air, KLM, Air France, Alitalia, and Swiss. With ambitious expansion plans, British International Air (BIA) has decided it needs a second service hub on the continent, to complement its large Heathrow (London) repair facility. The location selection is critical, and with the potential for 4,000 new skilled blue-collar jobs on the line, virtually every city in Western Europe is actively bidding for BIA's business. After initial investigations by Holmes Miller, head of the Operations Department, BIA has narrowed the list to 9 cities. Each is then rated on 12 factors, as shown in the table below. Italy Rome City France Lyon 7 Germany Munich Bonn Berlin Genoa Paris Nice 9 8 8 7 8 6 10 6 6 8 6 8 7 Weight Milan 80 7 75 4 75 4 75 9 75 6 3 wo 00 00 00 7 6 8 8 3 9 1 9 6 5 3 4 5 3 9 9 7 3 7 10 65 5 5 6 2 9 9 3 8 8 Factor Factor Description 1 Financial incentives 2 Skilled labor pool 3 Existing facility 4 Wage rates 5 Competition for jobs Ease of air traffic 6 access 7 Real estate cost 8 Communication link Alternativeness to 9 relocating executives 10 Political considerations 11 Expansion possibilities 12 Union strength 35 3 6 5 5 7 4 3 6 7 7 30 7 6 9 8 8 8 8 8 15 3 7 2 9 6 7 1 4 4 7 9 8 8 8 1 9 10 10 6 10 5 1 7 1 4 5 3 4 6 5 15 2 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 a) Based on the given information, the best location for the aircraft servicing facility is with a total weighted score of 1. (Enter your response as an integer.)
