Traveling from Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Gresham and Tigard to Portland State University

The problem chose for this decision making project is a question about what type of transportation would be best to use to get from Hillsboro, Gresham, Milwaukie and Tigard to Portland State University to be taken by students. The methodology that is used for this project is a Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM). The model used is abbreviated as (MOGSA) which stands for Mission, Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Actions. A five decision criteria were used: Cost, Time, Safety, Comfort and Flexibility. These criteria were evaluated using a pairwise comparison method. Four transportation alternatives were considered for the project: Personal Car, Trimet Max, Bus and Taxi/Cab. To measure the judgments, a group of experts were lumped together to help compare and contrast the results from those who were measuring judgments according to the HDM mode. The group of experts composed of students who travel from Hillsboro, Gresham, Milwaukie and Tigard to Portland State University on a daily basis. The Inconsistency ranged from 0.01 to 0.03. The disagreement for the experts was 0.024. Even though some evaluators chose other options individually, the final results indicated that traveling with Trimet Max was the preferred method if evaluated using the criteria that were selected for the decision problem. The HDM proved to be useful in helping neutralize an individual preferences to make this complex decision. This method of decision making is recommended for any group of individuals with a complex decision to make

Scheduling Technicians for System Monitoring

Intel Corporation is a multinational corporation which focuses mainly on cloud computing, data centers, Internet of Things, and PC solutions which helps powering the smart and connected digital world we live in. Intel’s headquarter is in Santa Clara, and has many campuses in US and all around the world. It is the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker in the market and supplies processors for computer system manufacturer such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, Dell etc. The LIWS (Liquid Industrial Waste System) waste department helps monitors and treats the waste from different types of machines which serves its own valuable purpose respectively. The department consist of shifts which deals allocating required number of Operations Technicians and Engineering Technicians every week. The responsibility of these technicians are as follows Operations Technicians: Assist in inspections, repairs, or preventive maintenance of equipment or units. Compile delivery and receipt data and submit it electronically. Perform tasks in the field or in the facility, and respond to emergency calls. Engineering Technician: An engineering technician has understanding of engineering concepts. Helps assist engineers and technologist in projects and other development

Sombo Governing Body – National Championship Multi Participant Sporting Event

The Sombo participants in the United States have only had regional tournaments to exhibit their skills and determine the most competent players. A majority, of the Sombo teachers and training facilities are located, in the most populated areas of the country, the Northeast and Southwest. Therefore, there is a verifiable need to provide a National Championship. Due to the cost and complexity to plan and provide a suitable venue the Central City Organizing Committee proposes to make the National Championship a semi-annual event. Organizing and successfully executing a National Championship sporting event, for the National Governing Body of the Sombo Sport Organization, is a multi-year task and requires careful coordination and collaboration with the Governing Body and local organizing committee. The objective of this project is to present and obtain the National Championship Sporting Event from the Sombo Sport Governing Body, concluding in the successful execution of the premier sporting event for the sport of Sombo. This project proposal will cover scope, budget, schedule, risk analysis, monitor and control methods, audit plans, communication plan and termination plan. As well as relevant project management tools, to successfully plan/execute the project that will include required deliverables to achieve the objective of the project

Home Energy Storage Options and Economic Values

This paper aims to analyze the economic benefit of installing a residential solar array in Portland, Oregon. Economic analysis is also performed for the excess energy generated which can be stored in the battery or can be sold back to the utility. On a basic level, solar panels convert the sun’s rays into electricity. Three solar systems with varied sizes were evaluated to identify the system size with maximum benefit. Through the analysis, a system size of less than 5kW was found to have the maximum cost-to-benefit ratio. The benefits of installing solar panel include: federal and state tax credit, along with an incentive from Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO). Five batteries were analyzed namely Tesla, LG Chem Resu 10, RedFlow Zcell, BYD B-Box LV Residential and Sonnen. Real customer data of an already installed solar array in Hillsboro was used for analysis. The electric bills before and after the array installation were analyzed. A 20 year cash flow was developed from the data gathered, and the internal rate of return, net present value and payback period were calculated. Then, sensitivity analysis was also performed by varying the energy consumption, size of the system, electricity rate, the forecasted increase in electricity rate over the next 20 years. We found that energy consumption did not have any impact on the internal rate of return and net present value of a system at this time. However, electricity rate increase and system size had an impact on the internal rate of return and net present value. Sensitivity analysis showed that investing in a solar system is a good economic decision, but that it would take a while to get the money back. Finally, the analysis also showed that smaller solar systems have good internal rates of return, and net present values and that there is no economic benefit in installing battery system in Oregon at this tim