@(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
      .Name("productionLine-dropdown")
      .DataTextField("Name")
      .DataValueField("Id")
      .DataSource(source =>
      {
           source.Read(read => { read.Action("GetDropDownList", "Home"); });
      })
      .Events(e =>
      {
           e.Close("OnClose");
      })
)
<div id="Dashboard">
@Html.Partial("~/Views/Home/_Home.cshtml", Model)
</div>

function OnClose() {
    var selectProductionLine = $("#productionLine-dropdown").data("kendoDropDownList").value();
    $("#Dashboard").load('/Home/UpdateView', selectProductionLine);
}

function DropDownValue() {
    var value = $("#productionLine-dropdown").data("kendoDropDownList").value();
    return { selectProductionLine: value };
}

public ActionResult _Home(DisplayViewModel dvm)
{
    return PartialView(dvm);
}

public ActionResult UpdateView(string selectProductionLine)
{
    DisplayViewModel dvm = new DisplayViewModel();
    //Some logic
    return PartialView("~/Home/_Home.cshtml", dvm);
}