Market Need

In order to create an effective design that meets the needs of those who will use it, we must first establish what those needs are, and determine who will be effected by this project. 

Stakeholders:                                                              Order of importance:

Village of Ban Huay Mii	Primary
Villages in similer situations to Ban Huay Mii	Primary (2)
J. Shanley, J. Shore, E.G. Leon, V.V Milanov	Secondary
Dr. Alexander J. Moseson and Teaching- -Assistants	Secondary (2)
Drexel Thai Harvest	Tertiary
Ken Mallory	Tertiary
Magid Bdeir	Tertiary
Bob Shim and the Sustainable- -Development Research Foundation	Tertiary
The Drexel University College of Engineering	Tertiary

Needs: Primary Stakeholders:

The Village of Ban Huay Mii prioritizes their water need by requesting less turbid, better tasting water over larger quantities of water. Because this is not a wealthy village with abundant resources, a filter system developed for them must be as inexpensive to produce as possible. It is also important to educate the villagers on clean water practices such as keeping animals away from their water supply, and to clean their storage tanks often. The villager’s water needs are the first priority of this project. The main goal of this project is to produce clean water with minimal biological contamination.

Needs: Secondary Stakeholders: It is the goal of all the members of the engineering group working on this project to design this water filtration system. The main driving force behind this goal is the desire to educate ourselves, and use that information toward making the world a better place, even if it just means that several villages have clean water to drink. The members of the design team also have grades depending on this project, however the desire to help others supersedes the desire to get a good grade. 

This project will also directly effect Dr. Moseson and his teaching assistants. Their first priority is for our group to complete all required tasks within the scope of the freshman design lab. The hopeful success of this project will also give testimony to Dr. Moseson's incredible drive and motivation in his humanitarian exploits. 

Needs: Tertiary Stakeholders: While the Tertiary stakeholders needs are important, they will be considered only after all the other's stakeholders needs are fulfilled to the best of our abilities. It is important to note that in fulfilling the needs of our primary and secondary stakeholders, many of the tertiary stakeholders needs will be fulfilled as well.