6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

Figure 5.1: Two Coupled Activities of Elevator Design Process (a) IDEF0
Model (b) Activity-based DSM
The representation of the same relationships in an activity-based DSM
(Figure 5.1b) does not lend itself to further analysis either. In order to
analyze the situation in detail, a parameter-based DSM can be produced
(Figure 5.2a). The Parameter-based DSM shows the information flows
(dependencies) between the parameter decision points in two activities
and works as a detailed process map. When the DSM is partitioned, the
optimum sequence of the decisions is obtained (Figure 5.2b). Although
iteration can not be removed from the process totally, its scope is
minimized.
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