Consequently it seems that Dinko's did a good job at following the five step method listed in Smart Choices for honing in on objectives that will enable the company to make the correct decision on where to relocate. Dinko's wrote down all of their concerns that needed to be addressed by the decision. The objectives and concerns were then fleshed out by composing a wish list that would enable Dinko's to decide upon criteria that would allow them to determine what the best and worst case scenarios would be along with their impact on others. At this point, Dinko's would be able to convert their concerns in to crisp and concise objectives that would seamlessly translate into the goals that they would like to accomplish with the decision of where to relocate. Dinko's was then able to separate their end objectives from their means objectives. A good way to do this is to ask why. Asking why will lead the decision process into identifying what Dinko's true fundamental objectives are by clarifying what the company truly cares about. Dinko's is now able to isolate what they want out of each objective by understanding each objective more precisely while identifying how to better attain these desired results. Thus when it comes time to make a decision, Dinko's will be better prepared to evaluate whether or not the company's objectives are being met. At this …show more content…
Alternatives should be chosen with care and by knowing that you can never choose an alternative you haven’t considered. Furthermore, no matter how many alternatives you have, your chosen alternative can be no better than the best of the lot. Consequently creative alternatives that are not boxed in by limited options can generate an exceptionally high payoff. Dinko's will then be able to make a smart choice because they are able to compare the merits of the competing alternatives, assessing how well each satisfies your fundamental objectives. This was done by comparing each of the consequences of each of the alternatives with objective identified by Dinko's. At this point Dinko's was able to identify (Elton St??) as the best alternatives for relocation not only because the location meets their needs while identifying each of its consequences as manageable because of the tradeoffs they were willing to