ASSIGNMENT #7
Establish
selection criteria for a Rice Cooker
PUGH
METHOD
A
Pugh chart is a simple design tool for comparing design ideas against your
design criteria early in the design process. In order to draw a Pugh chart, the
design criteria are listed in the left column.
Drum Rice Cooker
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Aroma Arc-996
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Panasonic One touch “Fuzzy Logic” Rice
Cooker
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Portable Multi-Function Mini Rice
Cooker
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Travelling Multi-Function Rice Cooker
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Multi-Function Cooker
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Under
construction
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1.
Outer appearance, fashionable and elegant
2. Aluminum inner pot 3. Glass Cover 4. Safety protection, overflow-proof, scald-proof, electric leakage-proof. 5. Uniform heating. 6. Rice Scoop 7. Heater (Aluminum) 8. Control 9. Warmer 10. Rice Measuring Cup |
1. A good automatic rice cooker and vegetable
steamer
2. easy to operate
3. automatic keep warm
4. Fast cooking.
5. Easy clean up
6. Durable for long-term use.
7. Delay timer setting
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1. Controlled adjusts
power depending on how much rice is being cooked for precise cooking and more
consistent results.
2. Easy one-button
3. Multi-function
4. Measures
10-1/4-inch (d) by 13 13/16-inch (w) by 7 3/4-inch (h), 6.6-pound., white
finish
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1. Portable
2. All round Heat Circulation technology
3. Automatically adjust the power to save energy
4. Steam rice
5. Keep food warm
6. Simple to Operate
7. Includes:
8. Capacity: 1L
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Multi-function.
2. Simple electronic touch operation 3. Automatic malfunction detector 4. One touch button for rice cooking, automatically "Hold" rice warm after cooking. 5.Delayed start for rice. 6. Replaceable and washable Non-Weave fibre filter. 7. Easy to clean |
Pugh Selection Chart 1 for Rice Cooker Concepts
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Concept
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Selection Criteria
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Standard
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1. Durable
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S
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S
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S
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S
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S
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2. Power Saving
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S
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S
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S
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S
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3. Portable (Handle)
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D
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+
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-
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+
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+
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-
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4. Easy to Clean
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A
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S
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S
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S
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S
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S
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5. Multifunctional function
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T
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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6. Budget Proposal
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U
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S
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S
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-
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-
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-
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7. Steamer
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M
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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8. Rice Cooker Kit
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+
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-
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-
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+
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-
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9. Capacity(Single Usage)
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S
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S
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+
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+
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-
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10. Remote Control
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-
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-
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-
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+
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-
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No of Pluses
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4
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2
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4
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6
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2
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No of Minuses
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1
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3
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3
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1
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5
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In the table above, concept 5 has
the most minus rating compared to the other. Thus, concept 5 is eliminated from
the list. The other concept is generating once again to see which concept is
the best and can conform the desired criteria.
Pugh Selection Chart 2 for Rice Cooker Concepts
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Concept
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Selection Criteria
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4
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1
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2
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3
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1. Durable
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S
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S
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S
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2. Power Saving
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S
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S
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S
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3. Portable (Handle)
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D
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S
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-
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S
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4. Easy to Clean
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A
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S
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S
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S
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5. Multifunctional function
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T
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S
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S
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S
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6. Budget Proposal
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U
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+
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+
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S
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7. Steamer
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M
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S
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S
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S
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8. Rice Cooker Kit
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S
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-
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-
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9. Capacity(Single Usage)
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-
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-
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S
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10. Remote Control
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-
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-
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-
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No of Pluses
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1
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1
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0
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No of Minuses
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2
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4
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2
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The second Pugh Selection Chart
shows the minus rating is higher than that of plus rating. This indicates that
the best concept to be used is Concept 4 which is the datum.
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