Lucy’s Individual Matrix

Evaluation Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3

Criteria Vaccine patch with Vaccine patch with Oral vaccination
biodegradable cheap materials, with nonprofit
cone-shaped biodegradable sponsorships,
microneedles, microneedles, bubble
instructional video, packaging that wrap/packaging
cooler-type perfectly fits each peanuts,
packaging. component, and environmentally
instructional friendly
pictures on actual manufacturing, and
patch instructional
manual included in
packaging.

Wt. Val​₁ Wt. x Val₂ Wt. x Val₃ Wt. x

Val​₁ Val₂ Val₃

Cheap 0.20 5 1 8 1.6 7 1.4

Painless 0.30 9 2.7 9 2.7 10 3

Easy to 0.05 5 0.25 6 0.3 5 .25

Mass
produce

Safe 0.10 8 0.8 9 0.9 7 0.7

Packaging

Easy to 0.30 7 2.1 8 2.4 8 2.4

use
Better for the 0.05 8 0.4 8 0.4 7 0.35
environmen
t

Total 1 7.25 8.3 8.1

Gigi’s Individual Matrix
Evaluation Vaccine patch Vaccine patch with Oral vaccination
Criteria with cheap materials, with nonprofit
biodegradable biodegradable sponsorships,
cone-shaped microneedles, bubble
microneedles, packaging that wrap/packaging
instructional perfectly fits each peanuts,
video, cooler-type component, and environmentally
packaging. instructional friendly
pictures on actual manufacturing,
patch and instructional
manual included in
packaging.

Wt. Val​₁ Wt. x Val₂ Wt. x Val₃ Wt. x

Val​₁ Val₂ Val₃

Cheap 0.15 4 0.6 7 1.05 6 0.9

Painless 0.35 9 3.15 9 3.15 10 3.5

Duplicatable 0.10 5 0.5 6 0.6 7 0.7

Safe Packaging 0.05 8 0.4 7 0.35 4 0.2

Easy to use 0.30 7 2.1 9 2.7 9 2.7

Environmentally 0.05 4 0.2 6 0.3 2 0.1

Friendly

Total 1 6.95 8.15 8.10

Sebastian’s Individual Matrix
Evaluation Vaccine patch Vaccine patch Oral vaccination
Criteria with with cheap with nonprofit
biodegradable materials, sponsorships,
cone-shaped biodegradable bubble
microneedles, microneedles, wrap/packaging
instructional packaging that peanuts,
video, perfectly fits each environmentally
cooler-type component, and friendly
packaging. instructional manufacturing,
pictures on actual and instructional
patch manual included in
packaging.

Wt. Val​₁ Wt. x Val₂ Wt. x Val₃ Wt. x

Val​₁ Val₂ Val₃

Cheap 0.15 8 1.2 5 0.75 10 1.2

Painless 0.18 8 1.44 8 1.44 10 1.8

Duplicatable 0.15 10 1.5 9 1.35 10 1.5

Safe 0.19 10 1.9 10 1.9 7 1.33

Packaging

Easy to use 0.18 7 1.26 10 1.8 10 1.8

Environmentall 0.15 10 1.5 8 1.2 8 1.2

y Friendly

Total 1 8.76 8.44 8.83

Team Matrix (Averages)
Evaluation Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
Criteria Vaccine patch with Vaccine patch with Oral vaccination
biodegradable cheap materials, with nonprofit
cone-shaped biodegradable sponsorships,
microneedles, microneedles, bubble
instructional video, packaging that wrap/packaging
cooler-type perfectly fits each peanuts,
packaging. component, and environmentally
instructional pictures friendly
on actual patch manufacturing, and
instructional
manual included in
packaging.

Wt. Val​₁ Wt. x Wt. Val₂ Wt. x Wt. Val₃ Wt. x

Val​₁ Val₂ Val₃

Cheap .175 4.5 .7875 .175 7.5 1.3125 .175 6.5 1.1375

Painless .325 9 2.975 .325 9 2.925 .325 10 3.25

Duplicatable .075 5 .375 .075 6 0.45 .075 6 0.45

Safe Packaging .075 8 0.6 .075 8 0.6 .075 5.5 0.4125

Easy to use .300 7 2.1 .3 8.5 2.55 .3 8.5 2.55

Environmentally .050 6 0.3 .05 7 0.35 .05 4.5 0.225

Friendly

Total 1 7.138 8.1875 8.025

Which concept is the cheapest?

We gave concept 2 the highest score for affordability because it would be specifically made
with cheap materials. We will still need to do research to find the specific materials. After
discussing with the team and averaging between our numbers, we gave Concept 2 a value of
7.5 out of 10 for affordability.
Which concept is the most painless?
​We gave concept 3 the highest score for painless with a perfect 10. This is the most important
factor to us and all three concepts have high scores, but Concept 3 is highest due to the oral
ingestion of the vaccine causing zero pain while the other patches may cause discomfort.
Which concept is the easiest to mass produce?
After analyzing our data, we decided that there was a tie between concept 2 and concept 3 for
which would be the easiest to mass produce. Both of their values ranked a 6 out of 10. Concept
2 would be easy to mass produce because it is a simple patch that could be broken down into
parts to be separately mass produced. We knew concept 3 would be easy to mass produce
because it is an oral vaccination in the form of a pill, and the mass production of pills such as
Advil is already doable.
Which concept has the safest packaging?
Concept 1 and 2 tied in safest packaging with an 8 out of 10; Concept 1 has padded and
cooling packaging to ensure safety of the vaccine while Concept 2 has fitted compartments to
ensure no movement occurs while shipping. Both of these received an 8 on our scale because
they create safety for the materials and are better than bubble wrap and packing peanuts.
Which concept is the easiest to use?
Concepts 2 and 3 were tied for easiest to use with values of 8.5 out of 10. The ability for the
product to be easy to use is very important for this project because one of our main goals was to
have this product available for use without a hospital or nurses to facilitate it. This would allow
the vaccine to be used in other countries where certain vaccines are usually unable to be
administered. Concept 2 would be easy to use because it would have clear and labeled picture
instructions on the actual packaging. This makes instructions clear and followable, even if one
cannot read. Concept 3 would be easy to use because while instructions would be contained in
the packaging, the use would be the same as any other pill, and is pretty self explanatory.
Which concept is the most environmentally friendly?
Concept 2 is the most environmentally friendly product out of all of the options with a 7 out of
10. This is due to the biodegradable microneedles and the fitted packaging that produces less
waste. 1 was a close second, and 3 fell short due to the wastefulness of packaging. None are a
perfect 10, so hopefully we can use cheap materials that don’t damage the environment.
Winner
The highest score in our decision matrix was Concept 2; a vaccine patch with cheap materials,
biodegradable microneedles, packaging that perfectly fits each component, and instructional
pictures on the actual patch.