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	==Appendix==		==Appendix==
	===Full Survey===		===Full Survey===
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		+	1. What is your age?
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		+	2. Gender
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		+	3. How many times a week do you use a folding chair?
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		+	4. Rate the importance of the following characteristics of a folding chair:
		+	*Color
		+	*Weight
		+	*Comfort
		+	*Safety
		+	*Ergonomics
		+	*Storage
		+	*Portability
		+	*General Aesthetics
		+	*Durability
		+	*Life Expectancy
		+	*Material
		+	*Eco-Friendly Design
		+	5. In which of the following situations do you use a folding chair?
		+	*Weekly meetings
		+	*At your desk
		+	*Sporting events
		+	*Camping/hunting
		+	*Campus events
		+	*Other (please specify)
		+	6. If you responded "sporting events" to the question above, please specify which events.
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		+	7. Do you care about being able to repair your own chair?
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		+	8. Describe your ideal folding chair.
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		+	9. What features have you never seen on a folding chair, but would like to see?
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	===Brain Storming Techniques===		===Brain Storming Techniques===
	===Top 100 Ideas===		===Top 100 Ideas===
	==References==		==References==

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Revision as of 14:07, 27 February 2012

Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 Team Member Roles 3 Market Research 3.1 Individual User Study 3.2 Large Group User Study 3.3 Retailer Interview 3.4 Survey 3.5 Competitor Search 3.6 Patent Search 4 Top Design Concepts 4.1 Folding Desk 4.2 Folds into Backpack 4.3 Modular Accessories 4.4 Chair and Walker Combination 4.5 Pugh Chart 5 Product Recommendation 6 Gantt Chart 7 Appendix 7.1 Full Survey 7.2 Brain Storming Techniques 7.3 Top 100 Ideas 8 References

Executive Summary

Team Member Roles

Tammy Dvir - DFE, Large Group Study, Patent Search

Sarah Kunka - FMEA, Survey Analysis, Retail Interview, Competitor Search

Mark Sandusky - Stake Holders Liaison, Retail Interview, Competitor Search

Will Maher - Team Leader, Individual Use Study, Ghantt Chart

Joe Wynant - DFMA, Large Group Study, Brainstorm Leader

All our group members continued their roles from phase 1 and took on new roles as we entered phase 2. Our group meets twice a week to discuss and work on our chair project; these meetings are collaborative. During these meetings we assign tasks that are to be done for the following meeting. We divided up our market research and for the most part did it individually. Idea generation and picking, however, were done in our meetings, and our final design choice was decided by a vote. Overall we feel our group has worked very well together.

Market Research

Individual User Study

The purpose of this user study was to observe how consumer who owns and uses folding chairs as an individual. Originally we wanted to go to a little league sporting event and watch the fans as they used folding chairs throughout the game. We were unable to do this due to the time of year. Instead we simulated this by having our friends use folding chairs at intramural games going on around campus. The main conclusions we found from this study is that consumers using a chair for these events want them to be very portable, more portable than current chairs offer. Also it was interesting that users preferred cloth folding chairs, compared to metal chairs, for sporting events; even if the event was indoors. This is mainly due, once again, to portability. Overall we did not find this to be the most useful market study since the main conclusions we drew we already knew from our own experiences with folding chairs.

Large Group User Study

Retailer Interview

Survey

Competitor Search

Patent Search

Top Design Concepts

Folding Desk

Folds into Backpack

Modular Accessories

Chair and Walker Combination

Pugh Chart

Product Recommendation

Gantt Chart

Our Gantt chart shows our schedule for the remainder of the semester. The chart shows duration and due date for the major tasks needed to complete our project. It also shows who we have decided to be leaders for each, but these leaders are likely to change as we continue our design process.

Appendix

Full Survey

1. What is your age?

2. Gender

3. How many times a week do you use a folding chair?

4. Rate the importance of the following characteristics of a folding chair:

• Color
• Weight
• Comfort
• Safety
• Ergonomics
• Storage
• Portability
• General Aesthetics
• Durability
• Life Expectancy
• Material
• Eco-Friendly Design

5. In which of the following situations do you use a folding chair?

• Weekly meetings
• At your desk
• Sporting events
• Camping/hunting
• Campus events
• Other (please specify)

6. If you responded "sporting events" to the question above, please specify which events.

7. Do you care about being able to repair your own chair?

8. Describe your ideal folding chair.

9. What features have you never seen on a folding chair, but would like to see?

Brain Storming Techniques

Top 100 Ideas

References