6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

aim is to move the above diagonal marks as close to the diagonal as
possible, minimizing the scope of iteration. In Figure 4.1, it is shown that
once we “get shoes,” we go ahead and “put on socks” and “put on
shoes” before we “inspect shoes.” If we move the inspection step
upstream, as in Figure 4.2, we minimize the impact of a need to “get
(new) shoes.”
Figure 4.2: The Partitioned DSM
The banded DSM indicates which activities can be accomplished in
parallel without causing additional iteration. For example, Figure 4.3
shows that “get socks” and “get shoes” can be done simultaneously, as
can “inspect shoes” and “put on socks.”
46