Research School of Management ANU College of Business and Economics LF Crisp Building 26, Rm 1088 Canberra ACT 0200 Australia NATURA YSCERE BERLA Australian National University T: +61 2 612 59839 F: +61 2 612 59982 E: enquiries.rsm@anu.edu.au www.anu.edu.au http://rsm.anu.edu.au INFS8210 - Business Analytics for Managers Fortnightly Assessment #4 (FA4) - Due 8pm Thursday Week 9 * NO LATE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED * Weeks 7 & 8 focus on interactive platforms for observing and understanding how decision making can be supported, through use of tools like AHP, liner programming, simulation, genetic algorithms, etc. So Fortnightly Task #4 is an opportunity to deepen your understanding, ideally with thought given to what you Final Report assignment will be about. There are three parts to complete. PART 1 - Follow and learn First, practice with the AHP example at https://bpmsg.com/ahp-practical-example/. No need to provide evidence, this is a chance to play and view a large dataset from other past participants. Now view the Week 7 workshop slides and find Activity 5 that had the AHP links. Complete the project Alex created at https://bpmsg.com/ahp/ahp-hiergini.php?sc=gyqupe (i.e. do the AHP steps/pairwise comparisons) · Include a screen shot / copy & paste of your resulting Decision Hierarchy table with your results PART 2 - Design and analyse Visit https://bpmsg.com/ahp/ahp-examples.php and view the examples to see how to define the structure and contents of a hierarchy. Next, visit https://bpmsg.com/ahp/ahp-hierarchy.php to create your own! . Use "Input a new hierarchy" to define a hierarchy for a decision of your choice o Provide a screenshot/copy & paste of the "Decision Hierarchy" table that is generated when you "Submit" in Hierarchy Input Menu " Have at least one level and at least 5 criteria. o Provide a screenshot/copy & paste of the "Input a new hierarchy" text field contents . If you register for the free account, you can save your work and results . Find a friend, enemy, family member, or classmate (or some combination of that) to complete the pairwise comparisons by clicking the AHP button in "Decision Hierarchy" table. o Provide a screenshot/copy & paste of your resulting Decision Hierarchy with their results In a couple of sentences, explain what you think is the major benefit and major problem with this technique. PART 3 - Play and reflect Popular computer/videogames (aka "serious games") often have a strategy element that simulates some business activity, such as trading or resource allocation. · Your task is to write ~150 words to describe an app/game to me and explain the decision-making skills that it helps YOU strengthen. Your choice of which app/game, for example: Transport Tycoon Online - http://epicport.com/en/ttd for transport logistics CRICOS Provider No. 00120C
Beer Game - https://skilldynamics.com/supply-chain-beer-game/ for bull-whip effect o Chess - https://www.chess.com/play/computer for strategic planning and tactics o Freeciv - http://www.freeciv.org/ for 'one more turn' addiction to managing a world o or whatever else you find / know " something like https://www.chaostheorygames.com/blog/serious-games-guide- everything-you-need-to-know-in-2021 might help NOTE: You can only submit one document, so unless you also learn how