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Qualitative point method.

Among the factors that can

Ventajas del método be considered to carry out
cualitativo the evaluation, are the
following:
This method is simple and fast.

Desventajas del
método cualitativo
What is? Its main disadvantage is that
both the assigned weight and
The qualitative point method assigns
the rating given to each Geographic Factors:
quantitative factors to a series of
relevant factor depend
factors that are considered relevant Related to the natural
(qualitative) for the location. exclusively on the researcher's
conditions that govern the
The method allows weighing preferences and, therefore, different areas of the country,
preference factors for the researcher may not be reproducible. such as the climate, the levels
when making the decision. It is of pollution and waste, and
suggested to apply the following communications.
procedure to rank the qualitative
factors:

1. Develop a list of relevant

factors.
2. Assign a weight to each factor
to indicate its relative
importance (the weights must
add up to 1.00), and the
weight assigned will depend
exclusively on the criteria of
the researcher.
Institutional Factors: Social Factors:
3. Assign a common scale to
each factor (for example, from
They are related to industrial They are related to the
0 to 10) and choose any
development and adaptation of the project to
minimum.
decentralization plans and
4. Score each potential site the environment and the
strategies.
according to the designated community. They refer to the
scale and multiply the score by general level of social
the weight. services available to the
5. Add the score of each site and
community, such as schools,
choose the one with the
hospitals, recreational
highest score.
centers, etc.
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They refer to the costs of supplies

and inputs in that locality, such as
labor, raw materials, water,
electricity, fuel, available
infrastructure, land, and proximity to
markets and raw materials.

Economic Factors.

NOTAS DEL CONSEJERO

Example of Qualitative point method.
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Frozen Potato Production in Colombia

Boyacá Cundinamarca Antioquia Nariño
Factors to Weight Score Weighted Score Weighted Score Weighted Score Weighted
weigh score score score score

Workforce 0.15 8 1.2 7 1.05 7 1.05 7 1.05

Raw material 0.50 10 5 6 3 5 2.5 8 4

Raw material 0.20 9 1.8 7 1.4 6 1.2 7 1.4

cost
Proximity to 0.15 10 1.5 6 0.9 6 0.9 9 0.9
the point of
sale
1 9.5 6.35 5.65 7.35