6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

since high-level processes sometimes contain unnecessary activities
and some high-level activities produce unnecessary outputs. Building a
process up through the integration of low-level activities and
deliverables, which are known to be required because of their closeness
to the design at a parameter level, can help identify irrelevant activities
and outputs in the process. Other benefits of using parameter-based
DSMs are explained in the next chapter in building design context.
The application of parameter-based DSM analysis is described below
via a simplified example. The example illustrates relationships between
parameters affecting plenum depth for a suspended ceiling design. The
table below shows seven parameters defined for this problem. The
predecessors and owners of the parameters are also listed.
Table 4.4: List of Parameters, Their Predecessor(s) and Owner(s) for
Suspended Ceiling Design
Parameter Description Predecessor(s) Owner(s)
A Floor Area - Architect
B Floor to Ceiling
Height
A, G Architect
C Beam Depth A, E Structural Engineer
D Air Duct Depth A Mechanical Engineer
E Air Duct-Beam C, D Architect, Structural
Integration
Engineer, Mechanical
Scheme
Engineer
F Lighting Fixture
Depth
A Architect
G Plenum Depth C, D, E, F Architect
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