Assignment:
A location analysis for Cook Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-technology cable systems, has been narrowed down to four locations. Cook will need to train assemblers, testers, and robotics maintainers in local training centers. Lori Cook, the president, has asked each potential site to offer training programs, tax breaks, and other industrial incentives. The critical factors, their weights, and the ratings for each location are shown in the following table. High scores represent favorable values.
a) Compute the composite (weighted average) rating for each location.
b) Which site would you choose?
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.