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6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

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6.5.3 A Comparison between the Assembly Level DSM and the System<br />

Level DSM ........................................................................................ 148<br />

7. CASE STUDY 2: ELEVATOR DESIGN .............................................. 153<br />

7.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 153<br />

7.2 Elevator System Architecture......................................................... 153<br />

7.3 Elevator <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Process</strong>................................................................ 157<br />

7.4 Analyzing Elevator <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Process</strong> with Parameter-based DSM .. 160<br />

7.4.1 Research Setting ..................................................................... 160<br />

7.4.2 The Scope and Limitations of the Model.................................. 161<br />

7.4.3 Objectives of the Analysis........................................................ 162<br />

7.4.4 The Procedure ......................................................................... 162<br />

7.4.4.1 Data Collection................................................................... 163<br />

7.4.4.2 The IDEF0 Models ............................................................. 164<br />

7.4.4.3 The Information Database ................................................. 171<br />

7.4.4.4 Production of the Matrix and Analyses............................... 171<br />

7.5 Results and Discussion.................................................................. 175<br />

8. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS.................................................. 179<br />

8.1 Implications on the <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Process</strong> drawn from the Case Studies 179<br />

8.2 Conclusions ................................................................................... 183<br />

8.2.1 Contributions of the Study to the Subject Field ........................ 183<br />

8.2.2 Challenges of the Proposed Method........................................ 185<br />

8.2.2.1 Data Collection................................................................... 186<br />

8.2.2.2 Data Representation .......................................................... 187<br />

8.2.2.3 Enabling the Widespread Use of the Method..................... 188<br />

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