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A Better Medicine Cabinet: Conta inner Team 8: Eun-Joung Lee Christopher Leitz Billy Lo Caroline Park Becky Roberts Matthew Ward Project Mission
To create an aesthetically pleasing medicine
cabinet with enhanced functionality.
¾ Stray from the conventional look
¾ Increase the ability to store items efficiently
¾ Become a centerpiece for the bathroom Top Customer Needs
The medicine cabinet should be ¾ Enclosed and secure ¾ Functional ¾
Spacious and flexible on the inside ¾ Sturdy ¾ Easily accessible Target Market ¾ Young, upwardly mobile ¾ Growing families
¾ Want custom look at IKEA price ¾ Design conscious Concept Evolution Initial Prototype
Rotating mirror – mirror and cabinet
can be used simultaneously α-Prototype
¾ Based on two-compartment design with pegboard interior backing
– Modular components plug into pegboard
– Shelves, drawers, toothbrushes, make- up holders
¾ Open center area for lighting or decorative storage Limitations of Concepts
¾ Trade-offs between form and functionality
– Initial directions functional but boring
– Later designs focused on exterior aesthetics
but sacrificed interior functionality
– Our α-prototype veered too heavily toward interior solutions
¾ Final design integrates interior storage
capabilities within an aesthetically pleasing package Putting It All Together Conta inner Product Features
Dimensions: 24” × 24” × 6.5” Main Cabinet
24” × 7” × 6.5” Lighting Module
¾ Variable shelving heights to store most objects ¾ Aesthetically striking
– Soft lighting, frosted glass
¾ Modularity (between and within cabinets) ¾ …at a reasonable price
β−Prototype versus Mass Production ¾ Existing Materials – Walnut exterior – Acrylic mirror – Plastic shelving – Metal hinges – Fluorescent lighting ¾ Mass-Produced Version
– Lightweight and inexpensive metal – Glass shelving
– Selective use of accents (wood, metal trim) Financial Model
¾ Based on previously described mass- produced version
– Utilized conservative estimates of material cost
– Assumptions: $100,000 ramp-up cost,
$10,000/year marketing cost, 16,000 units/year, 10% discount rate
– Determined cost of $196/unit
¾ Selling price of $300 yields $3.9M NPV over four years
Document Outline

• A Better Medicine Cabinet:
• Project Mission
• Top Customer Needs
• Target Market
• Concept Evolution
• Initial Prototype
• a-Prototype
• Limitations of Concepts
• Putting It All Together
• Product Features
• b-Prototype versus Mass Production
• Financial Model