CIS 376 Project 3
Fall 2014

Your third project will give you an opportunity to work on simulated process improvement activities. You will need to use the SimSE process simulation assigned to you in class. You will be expected to play game at least 3 times with the goal of determining the optimal management strategy for your process model.

First, watch the SimSE video tutorials at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~emilyo/SimSE/downloads.html#Videos and download the SimSE player’s manual at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~emilyo/SimSE/downloads.html#Docs. Next download your assigned game at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~emilyo/SimSE/downloads.html#Games. Be sure to download the game and not the model. You will need a current version of the Java run-time environment installed on your machine.

The general strategy is to research the assumptions for your assigned process model and then create a strategy for playing the SimSE version of it prior to playing the game for the first time. You are to revise your strategy and play the game a second time. Do this again prior to the third time you play the game.

The write-up for this project is due 2 weeks from Monday. Your write-up for this project should include: the model used, your initial strategy prior to playing the simulation the first time, your revised strategies prior to playing the game the second and third times, relevant data displays, and your conclusions regarding the creation of an optimal strategy for the process model used. The discussion of your results should include things that went right, things that went wrong, and lessons learned. You will need to make a 5-10 minute presentation on what you believe is the optimal strategy for your assigned SimSE game,

Assigned: 10/15/14
Date due: 11/03/14