Final Customer Purchasing from the Product Producer
Use Steps: Use steps include all the customer's value added activities or the consumption of the product itself. These steps include all the costs the customer incurs in employing the product in its intended use.
B.
Resources: Reduce resources required for the use of the product
3.
Energy: Reduce the energy the customer uses with the product
A. Effort – Reduce the physical constraints on the customer
Add components to improve physical performance of product
Adapt product to handle unusual stress
Reduce the effects to movement
| No. | SIC | Year | Note |
| 1 | 3679 | 1988 | RCA's "deluxe video tripod" has an adjustable-tension platform w/ "fluid effect" for smooth panning. Sony's "monopod" offers more flexibility & resembles a giant golf tee. |
| 2 | 3679 | 1988 | RCA's "deluxe video tripod" has an adjustable-tension platform with "fluid effect" for smooth panning. Sony's "monopod" offers more flexibility & resembles a giant golf tee. |
| 3 | 3751 | 1993 | The Stumpjumper FS is probably one of the smoothest off-the-shelf (no special ordering) mountain bikes around. Its oil-and-air suspension system can be adjusted for different riding conditions. |
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