Case Study Analysis

As homework, and in breakout groups, the working group participants used the kit analysis table as the starting point to collect information about 13 kit-like systems. In the process, many improvements were identified, and a revised table was proposed.

As motivation for developing, and using the table, the following reasons were suggested; each could motivate a different level of detail:

• Sales job -- explain to people why they should kits in general, or a particular kit

• Start DA of kit styles -- a tool, or reference diagram to allow kit designers to pick mechanisms and styles used as classification/reference

• Kit selection -- outline of a catalogue of kits, allowing kit-users to elect