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Table 4

The normalized decision matrix

Weights	0.30	0.20	0.15	0.20	0.15

	Effect
Causes	Carrying cost (Rs)	Excess storage space	Loss of opportunity cost	Quantity (tons)	Effect on labor productivity
Forecasting error	0.704	0.469	0.382	0.630	0.347
Bulk purchase	0.176	0.365	0.273	0.368	0.397
Data entry error	0.264	0.261	0.327	0.210	0.397
Communication gaps	0.158	0.417	0.382	0.394	0.297
Quality Issues	0.528	0.417	0.436	0.263	0.446
Untraceable material	0.264	0.313	0.382	0.289	0.397
Wrong material procured	0.176	0.365	0.436	0.341	0.347

	Effect
Causes	Carrying cost (Rs)	Excess storage space	Loss of opportunity cost	Quantity (tons)	Effect on labor productivity
Forecasting error	0.704	0.469	0.382	0.630	0.347
Bulk purchase	0.176	0.365	0.273	0.368	0.397
Data entry error	0.264	0.261	0.327	0.210	0.397
Communication gaps	0.158	0.417	0.382	0.394	0.297
Quality Issues	0.528	0.417	0.436	0.263	0.446
Untraceable material	0.264	0.313	0.382	0.289	0.397
Wrong material procured	0.176	0.365	0.436	0.341	0.347