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As a systems engineer, you are required to do a trade study oncommon coffeemakers available in market. Conduct product researchand narrow down your choices to five products. Please conduct thefollowing steps:

i. Develop a top - level function list for a common coffeemaker,limiting yourself to no more than 12 functions; ii. Draw an FBD ofthe coffeemaker using the functions in

(i); iii. Convert the coffeemaker FBD to an IDEF0 diagram and aUML activity diagram respectively;

iv. Identify exactly four selection criteria, not includingpurchase price or operating cost;

v. Assign weights to each criterion, explaining in one sentenceyour rationale;

vi. Construct a utility function for each criterion — describeit verbally or graphically; vii. Research the actual values foryour criteria for each alternative; viii. Perform the analysis,calculating a weighted sum for each alternative;

ix. Calculate the effectiveness/unit cost for each alternativeusing purchase price for cost; and

x. Describe your choice for purchase, along with anyrationale.

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