‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫وزارة التعليم‬

Ministry of Education ‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment-2
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
Deadline: 30/03/2024 @ 23:59

Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision Student’s Name:

Modeling
Course Code: MGT425 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second CRN:
Academic Year: 2023-2024 (1445 H)

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained / Out of 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

 The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via
allocated folder.
 Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
 Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be
reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover
page.
 Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
 Late submission will NOT be accepted.
 Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students
or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No
exceptions.
 All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced)
font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered
plagiarism).
 Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Aligned (PLOs) Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) Question
MGT.K.1 Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial Question-1
(1.1) decision problems.
MGT.K.3 Explain simple decision models and management science ideas Question-3
(1.2) that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight
about large spectrum of managerial problems.
MGT.S.1 Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision Question-4
(2.1) models to use for specific problems.
MGT.V.1 Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled Question-2
(3.1) using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.

Assignment Instructions:
 Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
 On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
 From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
 In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: “An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach in Decision-Making for Material
Selection in an Automotive Company: A Case Study”
Author: Cheng Jack Kie, Ahmed Khalif, Norhana Mohd Aripin, Rafiuddin Mohd Yunus.
Date: August 18, 2019

Assignment Questions: (Marks- 10)

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
1. Discuss the Analytic Hierarchy Process that can assist decision-makers and
continuous improvement managers. (250-300 words) 2.5 Marks.

2. What is the importance of employee involvement in process of continuous

improvement to be successful in manufacturing companies? (250-300 words) 2.5
Marks

3. Discuss four criteria that are the most important and needed to be considered
when selecting the material to use in the fabrication process. (250-300 words) 2.5
Marks

4. What is your opinion about this study, how it is related to the course and
beneficial for you? (250-300 words) 2.5 Marks
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