Decision Analysis Fall Term 2015 Marymount University School of Business Administration Professor Suydam Week 6 Advanced Excel, Introduction to Mini-Project#2, Pivot Tables, Linear Programming

Objectives for Week Discussion of Mini-Project 1 More Pivot Tables Basics of Visualization Discussion: More Linear Programming – Excel Solver Case Study 8: Duchess Cruises Ship Problem Discussion: Mini-Project 2 Preparation 6 -2

6 -3 Fields Category Data Arbitrary Practice file

Good templates and/or Design Themes High-contrast colors (but not intense) Sans serif fonts Efficient text Wisely chosen images Appropriate “build” effects (animation) Visual balance of slide elements 6-4

Try to avoid “moving” or slow effects like: Opt instead for “in-place” effects like: spiral spiral swivel crawl crawl wipe random bars blinds peek split stretch dissolve 6-5

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6 -9 Duchess Cruises is an international cruise line with headquarters in Long Beach, California. The company started in 1969 with one ship that offered a Caribbean cruise, and the business has grown steadily since. Duchess currently operates a fleet of 30 cruise ships and offers excursions to the Caribbean, Alaska, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, and Hawaii. The 30 ships are spread across five classes of different sizes and efficiency. Until recently, Duchess Cruises used manual methods to assign its ships to cruise destinations. Jane McDowall, the new vice president of operations, believes that Duchess Cruises is not optimizing its operating costs using the old method of assignment. Jane is also investigating two new business opportunities for the company. The builder of the original Island Duchess models (the smallest and least efficient class) has approached Duchess Cruises with a proposal to retrofit the ships with new high-efficiency engines that can burn a variety of fuels. The new engines would significantly reduce operating costs for the Island Duchess class. In addition, the Marketing department has studied potential new markets and proposed that Duchess Cruises begin to offer Australian cruises. You have been hired as an MIS consultant to develop a DSS model for Duchess Cruises. Your completed model will be used to assign the fleet to its cruise venues at a minimal cost. You will also modify the model to examine how upgrading the Island Duchess ships will affect operating costs and determine whether Duchess Cruises can expand into Australia with its current fleet.

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6 -11 Complete Assignments 1A, 1B, and 1C (not 1D) Instead of Assignment 2 Create a ≤5 slide PowerPoint Presentation with the same objective as Assignment 2 (which was a memo – no memo required for this CS) Present in class on Thursday