Pan American Refineries, headquartered in Houston. must decide among three sites for the construction of a new oil processing center. The firm has selected the six factors listed below as a basis for evaluation and has assigned rating weights from 1 to 5 on each factor:
FACTOR FACTOR NAME RATING WEIGHT
1 Proximity to port facilities 5
2 Power-source availability and cost 3
3 Workforce attitude and cost 4
4 Distance from Houston 2
5 Community desirability 2
6 Equipment suppliers in area 3
Subhajit Chakraborty, the CEO, has rated each location for each factor on a 1-to 100-point basis.
FACTOR LOCATION A LOCATION B LOCATION C
1 100 80 80
2 80 70 100
3 30 60 70
4 10 80 60
5 90 60 80
6 50 60 90
Which site will be recommended based on total weighted scores?
