The objective of this assignment was to find three (3) suppliers of computer parts. From these suppliers we were asked to find the price of all the parts which would be required to build a new working computer. After doing this for all three (3) suppliers, we were then asked to find the minimum cost system using the cheapest components from the three chosen suppliers. Finally, we had to compare this computer with a comparable ready built computer.
This assignment has allowed us to see that not all companies have the same price of the same computer part that is needed. Many of the elements the computer needs are very different in price between the different suppliers. This just proves that if y