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MIS775 Decision Modelling for Business Analytics Assignment - Deakin University, Australia
Assignment Details -
You are required to develop a spreadsheet -based decision model that can be used to investigate and explore decisions and risks relating to hotel booking management (and r eservation limits). The model should be designed to be used by the hotel sales manager for accommodation reservation bookings made by customers for the coming high season. You can assume the following:
The number of available rooms is limited.
Cancellations are expected.
The hotel's policy for overbooking is to give customers a free room at another hotel.
Some limits on the number of possible reservations are expected (to handle overbooking).
The decision model must be realistic and easy to use. The level of complexity modelled, for example the choice of deterministic vs. stochastic inputs, input distributions, etc., is left to your discretion. However, the model must enable the user to input the business costs such as maintenance cost, overbooking cost, etc.
No data are provided for this assignment. You are required to create a fictitious client and demonstrate the utility of the decision model using real data where available and create data where it is not.
The minimum requirements of the decision model are:
1. The ability to enter revenue and costs, so that decision options can be explored and to enable outputs, such as profit, to be calculated.
2. Stochastic treatment of some of the inputs, so that the resulting simulated output can be explored.
3. It must also enable the decision maker to explore and understand the risks associated with decision.
Section 1: Model description, conceptual model, and assumptions
Provide a brief overview of the model.
Include a conceptual model.
Note any relevant assumptions.
Section 2: Spreadsheet-based decision model
Design a spreadsheet model that you can use to investigate the problem.
The model should include the following:
Fixed inputs
Stochastic inputs
Decision variables
Calculated variables
Output variables.
Section 3: Scenario analysis report
This section relates to Topic 7. Consider different scenarios for each stochastic input and examine the impact on the outputs.
Section 4: Stochastic modelling including choice of distributions
This section relates to Topic 8. Undertake s tochastic modelling where each of the stochastic inputs are now random. This will require you to choose an appropriate distribution for each of the stochastic inputs, and justify each one.
Section 5: Simulated output distribution and risk analysis report
This section relates to Topic 9. This requires you to examine the simulated distributions for each output, and undertake a risk analysis based on simulation modelling, in order to quantify the risks associated with problem.
Section 6: Overall presentation
The PowerPoint presentation should form the content of a report that includes:
1. A brief description of the model (maximum 100 words)
2. The conceptual model and assumptions behind your decision model.
3. The decision model copied from the spreadsheet.
4. The best and worst case scenarios for the data provided, and a discussion of the consequences.
5. Justification for the choice of distributions.
6. Risk analysis report based on the simulation modelling.
Attachment:- Decision Modelling for Business Analytics Assignment File.rar