Assignment Instructions:

• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via Uni’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: “Modeling Autonomous Decision-Making on Energy and Environmental Management Using Petri-Net: Case Study”.

Author: Niken Prilandita, Benjamin McLellan, Tetsuo Tezuka.

Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:

Question 1: Explain the autonomous decision-making process, its advantages and disadvantages (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).

Question 2: Discuss the Centralized and De-centralized Decision-Making Approaches with suitable examples (250-300 words). (2.5-Marks).

Question 3: Explain the various stages of Decision-Making Cycle based on this case study (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).

Question 4: Why are the most decisions made on energy and environmental management known as the decisions of community interest. (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).