PROJECT 1 COFFEE MUG Group 7 Advisor Junfeng

PROJECT 1: COFFEE MUG Group 7: Advisor: Junfeng Ma Date: 3/03

BACKGROUND • Many causes of hand/finger disabilities • Birth Defects • Work/Military related injuries • Accidents

PURPOSE • Make everyday tasks accessible • Be able to perform tasks just like everybody else

MISSION STATEMENT Product Description A coffee cup that is easy to use for consumers limited to a single hand with as little as one finger Key Business Goals Begin manufacturing within six months, release within the fiscal year, profitable within 2 years, patent any designs or processes, Primary Market Disabled consumers, specifically those with finger limitations Secondary Market Casual consumers who want to make holding a mug as easy as possible Assumptions Standard liquid capacity, minimal weight, dishwasher safe, stable weight distribution, heat insulated, reusable, Stakeholders Consumers, retail and marketers,

CUSTOMER NEEDS • Durable • Long Lasting • Impact Resistant • Cheap • Efficient • Capacity

CUSTOMER NEEDS • User Friendly • Easy to Hold • Ergonomic • Safe • Strong Base • Temperature Resistant • Insulated

FOCUS OF DESIGN Series 1 5% 20% 10% 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% Easy to Hold Ergonomic Impact Resistent Long Lasting Temperature Resistant Insulated Low Cost Manufacturing Low Cost Materials Capacity Strong Base

CONCEPT COMBINATION TABLE

CONCEPT SELECTION • Fully Enclosed Handle A 1 • Wide Base B 1 • Rubber Coating C 2

PROTOTYPE • Simplicity

DIFFICULTIES • No personal experience with the conflict • Design had to fit various hand disabilities • Abstract ideas versus realistic ideas

WHAT WE’VE LEARNED • Customer needs guide decisions • Don’t enter a project with your mind set on a design • Rather than picking an idea, you can combine many ideas

THANKS! QUESTIONS?