Decision Support System
STS-51 L Case Study
The historical details leading to Challenger accident (from 1971 to 1986) are brought alive using textual materials, photos, and videos.
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Superstar Case Study
Analyze multiple R&D projects using the spreadsheet based Business/Project analysis tool and make decision on which of the 15 projects will be funded.
Learning Goals
- Discuss how companies make choice among multiple projects due to limited resources and the need to prioritize among them
- Understand the relationship between company wide critical success factors, their relative importance, and how these are used in prioritizing among projects
- Analyze multiple R&D projects using the Business/Project analysis tool
- Communicate recommendations, negotiate with others, and come up with final list of prioritized projects that best ensure business success
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Thermal Comfort Case Study
The Patels are looking for a new home in Chennai, a large city in India. Many homes there are not equipped with air conditioning, so they want to learn about which building materials provide the highest level of thermal comfort for their money. You are a project manager with Larsen and Toubro, India’s largest construction conglomerate, and it will be your job to analyze the materials and report back to the Patels.
This case study helps students achieve the following:
- Be introduced to the concept of thermal comfort and its importance
- Have a general understanding of how thermal comfort analysis is performed at a residential site
- Be able to analyze the cost and benefits of many different materials and decide whether they should be used on specific problems
- Present their findings in a short, specific, and relevant manner and defend them against other alternatives
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