place fast and cut down on congestion from vehicles entering West Point. The system will also transport waste efficiently from West Point to help save on fuel from garbage trucks. 2.6 Scope and Bounds The scope and bound of the system is shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1: Scope and Bounds of the System The scope of this problem is very complex, the system needed to be aesthetically pleasing, but still accomplish the deed to get people from place to place and help West Point accomplish its net zero goals. To do this, Big Ten formed figure 1 to help define the system boundary. Defining the system boundary helps us scope the problem. The creation of the boundary diagram helped us understand the components and feedback of the system. The internal feedback we needed to look at was the maintenance and the scheduling of the JPODs and how the team will create the effective alternatives to accomplish the stakeholder goals. The team also looked at the external feedback consisting of the amount of vehicles in the cadet area and feedback from the military personnel and the civilians that will use the system. The inputs, outputs, components and feedback of the JPOD system establishes the scope at an effective system will rapidly transport people and cut down on West Point’s energy usage. Another effective method of modeling this problem was using IDEF0, level 0 and level 1 diagrams to get a good grasp on the inputs and outputs of the system. These figures are listed in Appendix C and Appendix D respectively. 2.7 Underlying Need The true underlying need of the JPOD system is several-fold. The JPOD system will greatly improve West Point’s chances of reaching its goal of being a fully self sufficient post by 2020. The elimination of cars from the cadet area will also open up the Academy for more space to build new buildings to aid the Corps of Cadets and staff and faculty alike. Finally, the JPOD system will be more convenient for the Corps and staff. After conducting stakeholder analysis, the Big Ten developed a re-defined problem statement. We determined that we will implement a JPOD system at West Point that is aesthetically pleasing and supports the West Point net zero initiative while minimizing wait time at maximizing quality stops and increasing transport capacity. 3.0 Recommendation
place fast and cut down on congestion from vehicles entering West Point. The system will also transport waste efficiently from West Point to help save on fuel from garbage trucks. 2.6 Scope and Bounds The scope and bound of the system is shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1: Scope and Bounds of the System The scope of this problem is very complex, the system needed to be aesthetically pleasing, but still accomplish the deed to get people from place to place and help West Point accomplish its net zero goals. To do this, Big Ten formed figure 1 to help define the system boundary. Defining the system boundary helps us scope the problem. The creation of the boundary diagram helped us understand the components and feedback of the system. The internal feedback we needed to look at was the maintenance and the scheduling of the JPODs and how the team will create the effective alternatives to accomplish the stakeholder goals. The team also looked at the external feedback consisting of the amount of vehicles in the cadet area and feedback from the military personnel and the civilians that will use the system. The inputs, outputs, components and feedback of the JPOD system establishes the scope at an effective system will rapidly transport people and cut down on West Point’s energy usage. Another effective method of modeling this problem was using IDEF0, level 0 and level 1 diagrams to get a good grasp on the inputs and outputs of the system. These figures are listed in Appendix C and Appendix D respectively. 2.7 Underlying Need The true underlying need of the JPOD system is several-fold. The JPOD system will greatly improve West Point’s chances of reaching its goal of being a fully self sufficient post by 2020. The elimination of cars from the cadet area will also open up the Academy for more space to build new buildings to aid the Corps of Cadets and staff and faculty alike. Finally, the JPOD system will be more convenient for the Corps and staff. After conducting stakeholder analysis, the Big Ten developed a re-defined problem statement. We determined that we will implement a JPOD system at West Point that is aesthetically pleasing and supports the West Point net zero initiative while minimizing wait time at maximizing quality stops and increasing transport capacity. 3.0 Recommendation
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