Solution for QID #34998: a)A company is planning on expanding and building a new plan | StudyHelpMe

a)A company is planning on expanding and building a new plant in one of three Kenyan Counties. Joseph, the operations manager is charged with the responsibility of making the decision. He has determined five key success factors will be used to evaluate the prospective counties and used a rating system of 1 (least desirable county) to 5 (most desirable) to evaluate each factor.                                                                                    Key success factor Weight Nairobi Kakamega Mombasa Technology 0.2 4 5 1   Level of education 0.1 4 1 5 Political and legal aspects 0.4 1 3 3 Social and cultural aspects 0.1 4 2 3 Economic factors 0.2 3 3 2   i. Which county should be selected for the new plant? (06 Marks) ii. If Kakamega has a lower score of 2 for Political and legal aspects. Would your decision change? (02 Marks) iii. What if Kakamega score drops even further, to 1, for political and legal aspects (02 Marks) b)     Discuss the current trends in operations management practice (10 Marks)