Manufacturing facilities: Customer Requirement Metric Target Basis Verification Project team Yakima provides Use of No need to Customer Similar and Yakima facilities needed Yakima’s use other input system Facilities facilities comparison Shipping: Customer Requirement Metric Target Basis Verification Yakima Fit in not too Cubic inches 10” X 24” X Expert Study of shipping container 36” opinion standards Materials: Customer Requirement Metric Target Verification Yakima Product Yes/no Typical Yakima Yakima Inspection components materials requirement Yakima Aesthetics Yes/no Looks sturdy & Customer input Inspection professional Appendix 2: External Research: The purpose of the external search is to examine competing products and identify the existing technologies that would be directly related to the design. The technologies that will be used to successfully satisfy the requirements of the PDS will be the primary focus of the external search. The number of competing products on the market is very limited to a couple of direct competitors. Malone has a system that is fairly "low-tech" as it is a simple ratchet system and doesn’t actually provide any "load assist". The Malone system shown in Figure 3 was part of our external research as it is a kayak loader that is currently available on the market. The main competitor to Yakima's proposed top of car load assist is undoubtedly the Thule Hullavator. The Hullavator, shown in Figure 4 is a gas shock assisted kayak loader that uses a scissor and
Manufacturing facilities: Customer Requirement Metric Target Basis Verification Project team and Yakima Yakima provides facilities needed Use of Yakima’s Facilities No need to use other facilities Customer input Similar system comparison Shipping: Customer Requirement Metric Target Basis Verification Yakima Fit in not too shipping container Cubic inches 10” X 24” X 36” Expert opinion Study of standards Materials: Customer Requirement Metric Target Verification Yakima Product components Yes/no Typical Yakima materials Yakima requirement Inspection Yakima Aesthetics Yes/no Looks sturdy & professional Customer input Inspection Appendix 2: External Research: The purpose of the external search is to examine competing products and identify the existing technologies that would be directly related to the design. The technologies that will be used to successfully satisfy the requirements of the PDS will be the primary focus of the external search. The number of competing products on the market is very limited to a couple of direct competitors. Malone has a system that is fairly "low-tech" as it is a simple ratchet system and doesn’t actually provide any "load assist". The Malone system shown in Figure 3 was part of our external research as it is a kayak loader that is currently available on the market. The main competitor to Yakima's proposed top of car load assist is undoubtedly the Thule Hullavator. The Hullavator, shown in Figure 4 is a gas shock assisted kayak loader that uses a scissor and