6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

Figure 4.3: The Banded DSM
If an assumption can be accurately made about the dependency shown
with an arrow in Figure 4.4 (a), this mark can be torn. The resulting
matrix is shown in Figure 4.4 (b).
(a) (b)
Figure 4.4: Tearing the DSM (a) Tear Decision (b) Torn DSM
4.1.3 Building and Using a DSM
The construction of a DSM requires extensive knowledge of the system
to be modeled. Besides the formal knowledge manifested in design
documents, the DSM method aims also to capture informal knowledge
held by the professionals. Therefore, in the initial stages, it may be
difficult to produce a useful DSM. However, once an initial DSM model
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