Three large industrial centrifuge designs are being considered for a new chemical plant. By using the data in the table below, recommend a preferred design with each method that was discussed in this chapter for dealing with nonmonetary attributes. Assume that knowing the safety value is better than any unknown value.
Design
Attribute Weight A B C Feasible Range
Initial cost 0.25 $140,000 $180,000 $100,000 $80,000-$180,000
Maintenance 0.10 Good Excellent Fair Fair-excellent
Safety 0.15 Not known Good Excellent Good-excellent
Reliability 0.20 98% 99% 94% 94-99%
Product quality 0.30 Good Excellent Good Fair-excellent
Which alternative would be selected based on Non-dimensional scaling method?
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Which alternative would be selected based on Additive Weighting (using given weights) method?
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