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Decision Making Process Flashcards

1
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Define FOM:

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Figure of merit

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2
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What are two common methods of making project decisions?

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  1. Decision Matrix (Pugh Matrix)

2. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

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True or False: Selecting the right concept of operations and systems architecture is not one of the first things to do in the design process.

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False

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Steps to making systems decisions:

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  1. Establish evluation criterion
  2. Establish importance between said criterion
  3. develop alternative concepts to meet objectives
  4. Evaluate alternatives based on criterion
  5. Select best tentative alternative
  6. Evaluate best alternative
  7. Finalize decision or return to step 3
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5
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Define Figure of Merit:

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A metric by which a stakeholder’s expectations will be judged in assessing satisfaction with a product or system.

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6
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A good FOM has the following qualities:

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  1. Independent of particular solution
  2. Simple to state and unambiguous
  3. Easy to measure (use a ruler or something haha)
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What do we use FOM’s for?

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  1. Determine how concepts meet requirements
  2. Compare and rank alternatives
  3. Assess relative sensitivity of mission to operational assumptions
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8
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Total Landed Mass

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Quant

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9
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Scalability

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Quant

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10
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Reliability

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Quant

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11
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Ability to repair

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Qual

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12
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Increase in crew radiation exposure

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Qual

Key word increase?

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13
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Similarity to lunar mission

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Qual

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14
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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Complexity

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Qual

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15
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Steps of Matrix Method:

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  1. Brainstorm Alternatives
  2. Make a default choice
  3. List important decision criteria
  4. Fill in 1, 0, or -1 ratings (better, equiv, worse)
  5. Adjust weights for unequal criteria (more/less important)
  6. Do you feel good about best choice?
  7. Assess the results and adjust
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16
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____ Determines the best choice through pair-wise comparisons.

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AHP (Analytical hierarchy process)

17
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AHP Steps:

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  1. Describe alternatives
  2. Generate FOM’s
  3. Decompose FOMs into evaluation attributes
  4. Determine relative importance of FOMs through prioritization matrices
  5. Determine relative relationship between alternatives and FOMs
  6. Iterate
18
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AHP suffers from a phenomena known as _________.

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Rank reversal

19
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AHP assumes/imposes ____ among alternatives.

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Ranking/Hierarchy

20
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____ Method uses a 1-9 scale for ranking attribute’s relative strength to one another.

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AHP

21
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____ is used to compare both quantitative and qualitative FOMs in the same framework.

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AHP

22
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True or False: AHP method should NOT be used to compare alternatives where a spectrum of preference exists.

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False

23
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True or False: AHP should be used for properties that must be met in a YES or NO fashion.

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False

24
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True or False: AHP is not appropriate for all decisions and comparisons.

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True

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