team mecapalarthur leungsilas hilliardlong nguyensaul armando arriazabackgroundMayapak hires thousands of farmer all over GuatemalabackgroundMayapak hires thousands of farmer all over Guatemalaevery week, Mayapak collects crops from these farmersbackgroundMayapak hires thousands of farmer all over Guatemalaevery week, Mayapak collects crops from these farmersfarmers currently collect and deliver their crops in two ways, with baskets or with the “mecapal”backgroundMayapak hires thousands of farmer all over Guatemalaevery week, Mayapak collects crops from these farmersfarmers currently collect and deliver their crops in two ways, with baskets or with the “mecapal”crops are then collected into trucks and brought into the processing centers to be processed and exportedproblemsthe crops are damaged due to the design of the baskets and mecapalproblemsthe crops are damaged due to the design of the baskets and mecapalfor every 1200 lbs of crops, there are 50-60 lbs of damaged crops that cannot be usedproblemsthe crops are damaged due to the design of the baskets and mecapalfor every 1200 lbs of crops, there are 50-60 lbs of damaged crops that cannot be useddamaged crop = loss of income for farmersproblemsthe crops are damaged due to the design of the baskets and mecapalfor every 1200 lbs of crops, there are 50-60 lbs of damaged crops that cannot be useddamaged crop = loss of income for farmers damaged crop = less inventory for Mayapacthe causethe way how they carry the mecapal and the basketsthe causethe way how they carry the bag and the basketsthe tightly packed bags damage the crops packed around the edges due to the pressurethe causethe way how they carry the bag and the basketsthe tightly packed bags damage the crops packed around the edges due to the pressurethe ropes that the farmers use to carry the bag applies too much pressure onto the crop and damages itmarket research100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersmarket research100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersfor 1/2 manzana, production is around 12 quintalesmarket research100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersfor 1/2 manzana, production is around 12 quintalesfor every quintal, there is an average of 5% loss through transportationmarket research100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersfor 1/2 manzana, production is around 12 quintalesfor every quintal, there is an average of 5% loss through transportationfor 1 month, they harvest around 84 Quintales with the waste of around 4.2 Quintales100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersfor 1/2 manzana, production is around 12 quintalesfor every quintal, there is an average of 5% loss through transportationfor 1 month, they harvest around 84Quintales with the waste of around 4.2 Quintales4.2 Quintales = 462 Q market research100 lbs of crop(broccoli)= 55 Q for farmersfor 1/2 manzana, production is around 12 quintalesfor every quintal, there is an average of 5% loss through transportationfor 1 month, they harvest around 84Quintales with the waste of around 4.2 Quintales4.2 Quintales = 462 Q average income per month = 2000-2600 Qmarket researchmarket research900 empty baskets on a truckmarket research900 empty baskets on a truck20 Q per basket = 1800 Q worth of investment per truckmarket research900 empty baskets on a truck20 Q per basket = 1800 Q worth of investment per truckmecapal costs 12 Qmarket research900 empty baskets on a truck20 Q per basket = 1800 Q worth of investment per truckmecapal costs 12 Qfarmers on average have 8-16 bagsmarket research900 empty baskets on a truck20 Quintals per basket = 1800 Quintals worth of investment mecapal costs 12 Quintalsfarmers on average have 8-16 bagsmayapac gives a subsidy of 4 Q per bagmarket research900 empty baskets on a truck20 Quintals per basket = 1800 Quintals worth of investment mecapal costs 12 Quintals and lasts 1-2 yearsfarmers on average has 8-16 bagsmayapac gives a subsidy of 4 Q per bagmayapac has an investment of around64 Q per farmer per 1-2 yearsuser researchfor short distancefarmers carry 1-2 bags of crops per trip that usually weights a total of around 100 lbsuser researchfor short distancefarmers carry 1-2 bags of crops per trip that usually weights a total of around 100 lbs or farmers carry 6-7 baskets stacked on top of each other that weights around 100lbsuser researchfor short distancefarmers carry 1-2 bags of crops per trip that usually weights a total of around 100 lbs or farmers carry 6-7 baskets stacked on top of each other that weights around 100lbsfor long distancefarmers use horses and they can carryfrom 180-220 lbsuser researchfarmers carry the bags and the baskets with strap that goes around their headsuser researchfarmers carry the bags and the baskets with strap that goes around their headsit looks insanely painful but using their heads is a part of their cultureuser researchfarmers carry the bags and the baskets with strap that goes around their headsit looks insanely painful but using their heads is a part of their culturenonetheless, there are problems due to the way the bag and basket contacts the body, causing discomfortresearch conclusionmain problem is the amount of crops that are damaged during transportationresearch conclusionmain problem is the amount of crops that are damaged during transportationthe money lost due to damaged crop is of more concern to the farmers because it affects their ability to liveresearch conclusionmain problem is the amount of crops that are damaged during transportationthe money lost due to damaged crop is of more concern to the farmers because it affects their ability to livethe money lost due to damaged crop is also very concerning to Mayapac because of the loss in inventory leading to loss in potential salesmission statementto design an affordable device that would protect the crop from damages incurred during transportationinitial ideationsexploring different methods to carry the crop that would lead to less damageinitial ideationsmain concept is to use waste tyres as a mean to transport the cropsdragging tyres through the field would damage the field vibrations from using this device might damage the cropsinitial ideationsmain concept is a sled that the farmer can stack baskets/bags of crops onmain problem would be the ability to drag the sled on the terraininitial ideationsmain concept is a collapsible shelf like device that can hold the crop in a more organized mannermain problem would be the strength in the device and farmers might