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You are the president/CEO of "Ship-it" logistics company that owns multiple warehouses. You need to hire a warehouse operations manager for your 800,000 square-foot facility, located in rural Pennsylvania. Create a PrOACT consequence table, considering the limited information below regarding the four applicants. In addition to the table, include a discussion of the tradeoffs. End with your hiring decision and its justification.

Applicant 1: External candidate is a 60-year-old individual, working in warehousing for 40 years, who started as a forklift driver and continually progressed to warehouse operations manager of a different company's 300,000 square-foot warehouse 20 years ago. The individual has experience with warehouse management systems but no college experience. Asking salary: $125,000 annually

Applicant 2: External candidate is a 24-year-old individual who just graduated college with a bachelor's degree in supply chain management. The individual graduate with a 4.0 average from the top-rated US undergraduate program for supply chain management and logistics, according to this year's US News and World Report. Asking salary: $55,000 annually

Applicant 3: Internal candidate is a high-school graduate who is currently employed at Ship-it as a working supervisor in the role of lead forklift operator. The 35-year-old individual started working at Ship-it's 800,000 square-foot facility seven years earlier and progressed to this supervisory role at that warehouse three years ago. Currently makes $22/hour - asking salary: $60,000.

Applicant 4: Internal candidate is a 40-year-old with a bachelor's degree in business from a local university who is currently making $55,000 at Ship-it, serving in the role of warehouse operations manager of one of the company's smaller warehouses (30,000 square feet), where the individual has 10 years' experience in that role. Asking salary: $80,000

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