Questions: Order qualifiers are performance dimensions on which customers demand a minimum level of performance. If a supplier fails to meet the minimum requirements on any of the qualifiers that supplier would be eliminated from contention. How could you incorporate the concept of order qualifiers into the weighted-point evaluation system? (Select all that apply.) A. Eliminate any supplier who scored less than a certain number in specific categories. B. Eliminate a supplier with the lowest weighted score. C. Eliminate the firms who don't meet a set of minimum requirements from contention before calculating weighted scores. D. There is no way to incorporate the concept of order qualifiers into the weighted-point evaluation system.

The answer is A and C.

Explanation for each option:

A. Eliminate any supplier who scored less than a certain number in specific categories.

• This option is correct because it directly aligns with the concept of order qualifiers. By setting a minimum score threshold in specific categories, you ensure that only suppliers who meet the minimum performance requirements are considered. This approach effectively incorporates order qualifiers into the evaluation system.

B. Eliminate a supplier with the lowest weighted score.

• This option is incorrect because it does not specifically address the concept of order qualifiers. Eliminating the supplier with the lowest weighted score focuses on overall performance rather than ensuring that minimum performance levels are met in key categories.

C. Eliminate the firms who don't meet a set of minimum requirements from contention before calculating weighted scores.

• This option is correct because it ensures that only suppliers who meet the minimum requirements (order qualifiers) are considered in the evaluation process. By filtering out suppliers who do not meet these minimum standards before calculating weighted scores, you incorporate the concept of order qualifiers effectively.

D. There is no way to incorporate the concept of order qualifiers into the weighted-point evaluation system.

• This option is incorrect because, as explained in options A and C, there are ways to incorporate order qualifiers into the weighted-point evaluation system. Setting minimum thresholds and filtering out suppliers who do not meet these thresholds are valid methods to integrate order qualifiers.