This document summarizes a project analyzing truck options for PG&E. The team used techniques learned in ECE 103 like SWOT analysis, decision matrices, and TOPSIS to select the best option. They analyzed trucks from Altec Industries, Versalift, and Terex Corporation. Using weighted criteria like cost, location, and features, TOPSIS identified the Versalift truck as the preferred option. It had similar capabilities to competitors at a lower price. Project planning tools like a work breakdown structure, time distribution, and Gantt chart were created to organize and complete the analysis.

1. By: Javier Ramirez
Jose Gomez
Ka Saetern
ECE 103 Project
Team top dogs

2. Objectives
● To find a real life project that will meet all the criteria learned in ECE 103.
- PG&E Truck Provider
- Solar Powered AC Unit
- Wireless Power Transfer

4. Project Selection (SWOT)
Project Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
PG&E Truck Provider
- Familiar with
technology
- Existing products
- Gov’t regulations
- Environmental
regulations
- Save company’s
money
- Boost company’s
reliability
- Environmental
constraints
Solar powered AC unit
- Market demand
- Energy efficient
- Not enough
background in solar
energy
- High cost
- Emerging
technology
- Better features
(energy efficient)
- State of economy
- People don’t see into
the future
Wireless power
transfer
- High demand
- Removes cables
- Components
- Not enough
background in wireless
power transfer
- Emerging
technology
- Better features
- Dangerous if built
wrong
- Competition
Selected project: PG&E Truck Provider

5. Project Selection
Project C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
PG&E Truck
Provider 3 45 6 med med poor
Solar powered
AC unit 6 30 4 high good med
Wireless
power transfer 4 40 5 med Vgood Vpoor
C1: Investment($), C2: IRR(%), C3: Payback(Yr), C4: Risk(Vhigh, high, med, low, Vlow), C5: Future growth(Vpoor, poor, med,
good, Vgood), C6: Similarity

7. Company Cost Location
Tech.
type
Truck Features
Platform
Capacity
Boom
Articulation
Altec Industries
(AT40M JEMS)
$152,250
Dixon, CA
(197 miles)
Green
Fleet (48V)
2014 Dodge Ram 4x4, 44.4’
height, less idling and fuel
consumption, Telescoping &
Articulating, tool boxes
400 lbs
Lower: -25°- +75°
Upper: -3°- +74°
Versalift
(SST-40-EIH)
$109,995
Tracy, CA
(125.8 Miles)
Regular
Fleet (24V)
2014 Dodge Ram 4x2, 45’
height, insulated, Telescoping
& Articulating, tool boxes
400 lbs
Lower: -7°- 90°
Upper: -14°- +74°
Terex
Corporation
(LTM40)
$112,000
Stockton, CA
(126 miles)
Regular
Fleet (24V)
2014 Dodge Ram 4x2, 44.5’
height,
400 lbs
Lower: -5°- +90°
Upper: -20°- +80°

8. Decision Matrix
X1: Cost, X2: Location, X3: Tech. type., X4: Truck Features, X5: Platform Capacity, X6: Boom Articulation
A1: Altec Industries (AT40M JEMS), A2: Versalift (SST-40-EIH), A3: Terex Corporation
(LTM40)
Alternatives X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6
A1 152,250 197 10 9 400 177
A2 109,995 125.8 5 8 400 185
A3 112,000 126 5 6 400 195

9. Normalized Matrix
Relationship → rij=xij/sqrt(sum, i= 1...m of xij
2)
X1: Cost, X2: Location, X3: Tech. type., X4: Truck Features, X5: Platform Capacity, X6: Boom Articulation
A1: Altec Industries (AT40M JEMS), A2: Versalift (SST-40-EIH), A3: Terex Corporation
(LTM40)
Alternatives X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6
A1 0.6962 0.7419 0.8165 0.6690 0.5774 0.5499
A2 0.5029 0.4738 0.4082 0.5946 0.5774 0.5748
A3 0.5121 0.4745 0.4082 0.4460 0.5774 0.6059

10. Weighted Matrix
Weights = (0.3, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.2)
X1: Cost, X2: Location, X3: Tech. type., X4: Truck Features, X5: Platform Capacity, X6: Boom Articulation
A1: Altec Industries (AT40M JEMS), A2: Versalift (SST-40-EIH), A3: Terex Corporation
(LTM40)
Bold: Best option Red: Worst option
Alternatives X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6
A1 0.2089 0.07419 0.08165 0.1338 0.05774 0.10999
A2 0.1509 0.04738 0.04082 0.1189 0.05774 0.11496
A3 0.1536 0.04745 0.04082 0.0892 0.05774 0.12117

11. Ideal and Negative Ideal Solutions
Ideal Solution:
A*=(0.1509, 0.04738, 0.08165, 0.1338, 0.05774, 0.12117)
Negative Ideal Solution:
A-=(0.2089, 0.07419, 0.04082, 0.0892, 0.05774, 0.10999)

12. Separation Measures
Relationships:
Si
*= sqrt(sum of squares for j=1...n of (Vij-Vj
*))
Si
-= sqrt(sum of squares for j=1...n of (Vij-Vj
-))
Ideal Solutions Negative Ideal
Solutions
S1
*= 0.064867 S1
-= 0.060467
S2
*= 0.043905 S2
-= 0.070637
S3
*= 0.060527 S3
-= 0.062435

13. Relative Closeness
Relationship → Cj
*= Si
-/(Si
*+Si
-) (closest to 1 is the best possible solution)
C1
*= 0.48245
C2
*= 0.6167
C3
*= 0.5078
Preference order: A2,A3,A1 → Versalift (SST-40-EIH),Terex Corporation (LTM40), Altec Industries (AT40M JEMS)
Truck selected: Versalift (SST-40-EIH)

14. Project Work Breakdown Structure

15. TIme Distribution Of The Project
- Planning
- Assign roles
- Scheduling (meetings)
- Monitoring (research)
Project
Selection
Brainstorming
- Evaluation
- Termination (PowerPoint)
Time
Effort

16. Critical Patch Length
a -> d -> f -> g -> I -> j -> k 35 days

17. Early and Late Schedule

18. Gantt Chart

19. Conclusion
In conclusion, using TOPSIS helped us see that the Versalift truck option was the
best option for PG&E to purchase. It had almost all the same components and
functions, if not more, as the other trucks at a lower price which made it the best
option. All the main topics from the course were used to complete this project
successfully.