COURSEWORK 2 TASKS
Marking Scheme for 305KM
Assignment- 70% Contribution
Dr Ammar Al-Bazi
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering
2020-2021
Task 1
Problem definition
showing:
✓ Problem brief,
✓ Main aim
✓ Objectives
✓ Tools and
techniques
✓ Key performance
indicators
Task 2
Tabular form
showing:
✓ Entities
✓ Attributes,
✓ Activities,
✓ State variables
✓ Events.
Task 3
Logic Diagram
showing:
✓ An
appropriate
flowchart
with detailed
explanations.
Task 4
Process-Resource
Diagram showing:
✓ An
appropriate
Activity Cycle
Diagram (ACD)
with detailed
explanations.
Task 5
Simulation model for 200 jobs (5
runs, at least 2 scenarios to achieve
reasonable:
✓ Overall simulation time.
✓ Queue size at each.
✓ Average waiting time.
✓ Resource(s)/ service facility(s)
utilisations.
Compare all of your scenarios, each
with its criteria using Excel diagrams
Task 6
A summary showing
✓ Conclusion
✓ Recommendations
10 Marks 10 Marks 30 Marks 30 Marks 15 Marks
5 Marks
COURSEWORK TASKS
Introduction- 10 Marks
• Problem Brief 2 Marks
• Should be written based on student own understanding of the
problem being investigated.
• Aim 2 Marks
• Should state overall goal/ target of the study.
• Objective(s) 2 Marks
• State only four sub-goals/ targets that you have applied to deliver
the overall aim.
• Tools and Techniques 2 Marks
• State at least four tools/techniques that you have used in this study
to solve the problem.
• Key Performance Indicators 2 Marks
• State the key performance indicators that related to your problem
solution.
Task 1
Problem Analysis- 10 Marks
• Construct a problem analysis in a TABULAR
FORM to present:
• Entity types and what are they, 2 Marks
• Attributes of each entity type, 2 Marks
• Events for each entity type, 2 Marks
• State variable of each entity type and 2 Marks
• Activities of entity type. 2 Marks
Task 2
Logical Diagrams- 30 Marks
• Flowchart
• Why flowchart is needed in
this problem
• The flowchart diagram
• Full description/ explanation
of the flowchart diagram after
developing it
Task 3
5 Marks
20 Marks
5 Marks
Logical Diagrams- 30 Marks
• Activity Cycle Diagram
• Why ACD is required for this problem
• Step by step ACD development
including:
• Resource- Activity interchanging
relationship diagrams
• Entity flow diagram
• The final Activity Cycle Diagram
• Full description/ explanation of each
of the above diagrams.
Task 4
5 Marks
20 Marks
5 Marks
Simulation Modelling- 15 Marks
• The “As-Is” Model 5 Marks
• Model Snapshot explaining all components (As-Is model)
• Provide EXCEL charts to present your results based on the key performance
indicators addressed in the introduction section. (Note that number of charts
should equal to number of key performance indicators).
• Analysis and discussion of results
• What-If Scenario 5 Marks
• Clearly identify the scenario action (Add one worker to the cutting machine
for example) PLUS Model Snapshots (What-If models)
• Provide EXCEL charts to present your results based on the key performance
indicators addressed in the introduction section. (Note that number of charts
should equal to number of key performance indicators).
• Overall Result Comparisons 5 Marks
• Compare “As-Is” results with the “What-If” outputs each according to the
related key performance indicator.
Task 5
Conclusion and Recommendations- 5
Marks
• Conclusion 3 Marks
• Summarise satisfaction of each objective by using the
related methodology.
• Identify the “Should-Be” scenario and justify your finding
based on numerical ratios.
• Recommendations 2 Marks
• Advise other research who will work on the same area
about what to focus on/ how to do and what to use.
Task 6

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