UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Computer Studies Department Week 12

2nd Semester, SY 2023-2024 Page 1 of 3
Course Title: Data Mining
Data Mining Case Analysis Activity number 2

Instructions:
 Printed. Short bond paper
 Font Type: Arial; Font Size: 12
 To be submitted NOT later than April 09, 2024.

Case Scenario:

In this exercise, you will learn how to use spreadsheet software to improve management decisions about
selecting suppliers.

You will start with raw transactional data about suppliers organized as a large spreadsheet list.

You will use the spreadsheet software to filter the data based on several different criteria to select the best
suppliers for your company.

You run a company that manufactures aircraft components.

You have many competitors who are trying to offer lower prices and better service to customers, and you are
trying to determine whether you can benefit from better supply chain management.

Included is a spreadsheet file that contains a list of all of the items that your firm has ordered from its suppliers
during the past three months.

The fields in the spreadsheet file include vendor name, vendor identification number, purchaser’s order
number, item identification number and item description (for each item ordered from the vendor), cost per item,
number of units of the item ordered (quantity), total cost of each order, vendor’s accounts payable terms, order
date, and actual arrival date for each order.

Prepare a recommendation report of how you can use the data in this spreadsheet database to improve your
decisions about selecting suppliers.

Some criteria to consider for identifying preferred suppliers include the supplier’s track record for
1) on-time deliveries,
2) suppliers offering the best accounts payable terms, and
3) suppliers offering lower pricing

when the same item can be provided by multiple suppliers. Use your spreadsheet software to prepare reports
to support your recommendations.
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Course Title: Data Mining
Data Mining Case Analysis Activity number 2

2.suppliers offering the best accounts payable terms

Task Grading Rubric:

Score 4 3 2 1
Timeliness submitted the task submitted the task submitted the tasksubmitted the task
on or before the 60 minutes after the 24 hours after themore than 24 hours
deadline deadline deadline after the deadline
Ability to follow followed the followed the followed the
followed the
instructions prescribe prescribe prescribe prescribe
instructions without instructions with 1 instructions with 2
instructions with 3
any deviation item deviation item deviations or more item
deviations
Completeness submitted content is submitted content is submitted content is submitted content is
100% complete 90% complete 50% complete less than 50%
complete
Correctness submitted content is submitted content is submitted content is submitted content is
100% correct 90% correct 80% correct 70% correct
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Computer Studies Department Week 12
2nd Semester, SY 2023-2024 Page 3 of 3
Course Title: Data Mining
Data Mining Case Analysis Activity number 2