1. Conclusion:PuzzleCube Package
1. Discussfourfactors that youconsiderwhenpurchasingaproduct?Rank these factorsfrommost
importantto leastimportant.Whatpatternsdoyourecognize withinthe rankingof factors?
Whenpurchasinga productthere are manythingsI take intoconsideration.Inorderof descending
importance tome I considercost (bothshorttermand longterm),durability,effectivenessforits
intendeduse,andthe riskinvolvedbefore makingapurchase.All of the factorsseemto relate tocost
eventually,whetheritbe maintaining/fixingthe productorlosingmoneyonabad product.Whentaking
intoaccount whatI considerbefore purchasingaproductI will have abetterideaof how a customer
wouldviewmyproduct.BydoingthisI can altermy productin orderto make it more appealingto
customers;whichwill getmore unitssold.If Ican create a desiredproductthenthere will be alarger
profitmargin.
2. Discussthree changesindesignof beverage packagesthatyounoticedoverthe pastfew years?
What reason(s) canyoustate for these changes?Have these changesbeenforaesthetics,for
functionality,ease of use,ortosave material?
Beverage packageshave become smallerandmore efficienttothe pointthattheyare lessandless
useful.Whenstackingcasesof waterbottles,the case onthe bottomisunable tohandle the weightof
the multiple casesontopof it, causingwaterbottlestobreakand to spill theircontents.If thishappens
duringshippingorinthe store thenthe store losesmoney.The plasticusedtomake waterbottlesisalso
becomingthinnerinordertosave moneyonmaterials.Whenthe wallsof the bottle are thinnerthey
breakeasierandcannot handle muchpressure.The capshave alsobecome shorter,makingsome water
bottlesdifficulttoopenalthoughtheyare cheapertomanufacture.The changeshave all come aboutin
orderto save material because of the growingconcernforcost. Shoppersare more aware of the money
they’re spendingthantheyhave beenforalongtime and the companiesare noticing.Whenanalyzing
the viewsof a customertowardcertainproductsa companycan tailortheirproductsto suitthe needsof
theircustomers.These alterationshave effectsthatmaybringaboutsome problemsthatare not
outweighedbythe positiveeffectsof the changes.Whenalteringaproductto suit the wantsof
customers,engineersmustplayabalancinggame withthe prosand cons of each change.If an engineer
doublesthe thicknessof awaterbottle,itwill costtwotimesasmuch.Thisincrease inmaterialscostis
unnecessarybecause itwasstrongenoughatitsoriginal thickness.