What other factors should be considered

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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 compa- ny'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?

Company	ABC Molding	Perfection Plastics	I-Products
Annual sales	$ 9 million	$ 80 million	$ 30 million
Plant location	Erie, PA	Oakland, CA	St. Louis, MO
Purchase price per unit*	$9.50	$11.39	$11.25
Quality (defective parts per million)	300 ppm	60 ppm	160 ppm
Delivery (% on time)	99.5%	90%	94%
Transportation time	1 day	5 days	2 days

*Shipping is not included.

Supplier Assessment Scores

		ABC Molding		Perfection Plastics		I-Products
Category	Weight	Rating	Score	Rating	Score	Rating	Score
Quality performance and systems	50%	2		5		3
Management capabilities and attitudes*	10%	3		5		3
Delivery performance	20%	5		1		3
Purchase price	20%	5		2		2

*All scores on a five-point scale with 1 5 poor, 5 5 excellent.

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