6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

4. It is assumed that there is no need to change to a different elevator
during the travel i.e. no express zone.
7.4.3 Objectives of the Analysis
The objectives of the analysis are to:
1. Identify and document important relations specific to elevator design
process.
2. Study information flow and coupling in elevator design.
3. Identify critical parameters that cause large iteration cycles.
4. Identify assumptions to be made in the process.
5. Show knowledge ownership.
7.4.4 The Procedure
The procedure that was followed in this part of dissertation research is
as follows:
1. Choose a particular design problem; define the system and its
scope.
2. Do a literature research on elevator design to get more familiar
with the subject and the terminology.
3. Interview designers to define the elements involved in the system
and the interactions between them.
4. Produce IDEF0 diagrams to outline the processes graphically.
5. Build an information database to record the interactions.
6. Show the information database to the designers and make
revisions if necessary.
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