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==Planned Features to End User== | ==Planned Features to End User== | ||
'''Introduction''' | |||
In the starting phase of the project it is important to chart the possible features so that the demand analysis can be done as precisely as possible before work is begun on the markup language that describes products and their production process and on the software components. | In the starting phase of the project it is important to chart the possible features so that the demand analysis can be done as precisely as possible before work is begun on the markup language that describes products and their production process and on the software components. | ||
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* [[Manufacturer]] | * [[Manufacturer]] | ||
* [[Comment]]s and [[score]]s given by other [[consumer]]s to this [[product]] and its [[qualities]]. (In this [[store]] -> In this [[country]] -> In the whole [[World]]) Possibility to compose comments and scores. | * [[Comment]]s and [[score]]s given by other [[consumer]]s to this [[product]] and its [[quality|qualities]]. (In this [[store]] -> In this [[country]] -> In the whole [[w:World|World]]) Possibility to compose comments and scores. | ||
* [[w:NGO|NGO]]s' knowledge on the manufacturer | * [[w:NGO|NGO]]s' knowledge on the manufacturer | ||
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* [[Caring instructions]] | * [[Caring instructions]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Reuse]], [[Recycling]] or [[waste disposal]] instructions | ||
* Is the product suitable for [[w:vegan|vegan]]s? | * Is the product suitable for [[w:vegan|vegan]]s? | ||
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* Does an [[Oligopoly]] situation exist in the market of some [[product group]]? This is important for evaluating price information in the correct context. | * Does an [[Oligopoly]] situation exist in the market of some [[product group]]? This is important for evaluating price information in the correct context. | ||
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==Indicators of | ==Indicators of Environmental Friendliness== | ||
* [[Recyclability|Recyclability Assessment]] of product [[packaging]] (packaging material weight per product weight, information on usage of recycled materials and future recyclability of packaging material). For optimal results it'd be best to distinguish between [[functional packaging]] and [[decorative packaging]]. Building a | * [[Recyclability|Recyclability Assessment]] of product [[packaging]] (packaging material weight per product weight, information on usage of recycled materials and future recyclability of packaging material). For optimal results it'd be best to distinguish between [[functional packaging]] and [[decorative packaging]]. Building a '''packaging matrix''' to automatically assess ''pros'' and ''cons'' of different alterenative styles of packaging for some [[product group]] should be done | ||
* [[Energy Assesment]] (includes [[ | * [[Energy Assesment]] (includes [[production]] and [[transport]]) ([[energy|type]]s and [[amount]]s of [[energy|energies]]) | ||
* [[Materials Assessment]] - materials consumption in manufacturing ([[type]]s and [[amount]]s of [[material]]s) | * [[Materials Assessment]] - materials consumption in manufacturing ([[type]]s and [[amount]]s of [[material]]s) | ||
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* Assessment of environmental effects of the [[product group]]. Attempts to describe environmental effects common to all products of same product group. This is necessary, because it'll be very difficult to aquire this information for a reasonable amount of [[product]]s so we must do with generic assesments. | * Assessment of environmental effects of the [[product group]]. Attempts to describe environmental effects common to all products of same product group. This is necessary, because it'll be very difficult to aquire this information for a reasonable amount of [[product]]s so we must do with generic assesments. | ||
* Assessment of environmental effects of the product comparable to other products in same category ( | * Assessment of environmental effects of the product comparable to other products in same category (Automatic Product Comparison). This is rather [[depracated]] due to the Revised [[Design Paradigm]]. | ||
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* [[Company size]]: The ratio of [[asset]]s of the producer compared to average assets of all known producers of same type of product. (Is the company a small, medium, or huge one?) In Finland information on LLC's assets from the previous fiscal period are publicly available from The Board of Patents and Registry. '''If you have knowledge of the public availability or inavailability of this information in other coutries, please help us on our [[Research]]''' | * [[Company size]]: The ratio of [[asset]]s of the producer compared to average assets of all known producers of same type of product. (Is the company a small, medium, or huge one?) In Finland information on LLC's assets from the previous fiscal period are publicly available from The Board of Patents and Registry. '''If you have knowledge of the public availability or inavailability of this information in other coutries, please help us on our [[Research]]''' | ||
* [[ | * [[Workers' rights]] - Information about how well or how badly the production chain treats it's [[employee]]s. This information has quite different meanings in countries of different development stages. For example in Finland the right to and the ability to belong to a trade union can be taken for granted. Also laws exist to ensure equality and work place safety, prohibit discrimination and granted is also the right to have maternal and parental leaves without the fear of losing one's job and so forth. In less developed coutries such laws may not exist or they are not upheld. If this is the case, then examination of these matters should be conducted on a regional or per company level. Due to the radically varying worker's rights situation in different parts of the world it seems impossible to form a unified, comparable indictor. | ||
* [[Greedy lay off]]s: Information about massive [[lay off]]s during a [[w:profit|profit]]able [[w:fiscal year|fiscal period]]. (Supposing that the data is available, a numeric, comparable indicator can be calculated. Different formulas for calculating this are being discussed) This is a quite common practise in industrialised economies to boost [[w:share|stock]] value to [[yield]] valueble [[bonus]]es and greater stock option gains to the [[highest management]]. | * [[Greedy lay off]]s: Information about massive [[lay off]]s during a [[w:profit|profit]]able [[w:fiscal year|fiscal period]]. (Supposing that the data is available, a numeric, comparable indicator can be calculated. Different formulas for calculating this are being discussed) This is a quite common practise in industrialised economies to boost [[w:share|stock]] value to [[w:yield|yield]] valueble [[w:bonus|bonus]]es and greater [[w:stock option|stock option]] gains to the [[highest management]]. | ||
* Assessment of [[ethical]]ity of the product group | * Assessment of [[ethical]]ity of the product group | ||
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==Other services== | ==Other services== | ||
* [[Automatic Product Comparison]] - price, grading, ecologicality and ethicality comparison to other similar products sold '''in the same store'''. This is rather depracated due to the Revised [[Design Paradigm]]. | * [[Automatic Product Comparison]] - price, grading, ecologicality and ethicality comparison to other similar products sold '''in the same store'''. This is rather [[depracated]] due to the Revised [[Design Paradigm]]. | ||
* [[Intra-shop navigation]] in the store. The consumer can choose a product from a tree-like menu or enter it's name and the system tells on what row, on which side of the row, on what part of the row and on which shelf the desired product can be found. This feature can have a small effect on [[employment]] provided by the store since customers require less service from the store staff. | * [[Intra-shop navigation]] in the store. The consumer can choose a product from a tree-like menu or enter it's name and the system tells on what row, on which side of the row, on what part of the row and on which shelf the desired product can be found. This feature can have a small effect on [[employment]] provided by the store since customers require less service from the store staff. | ||
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*[[Multi-language support]] - Immigrants can have the system function in two languages simultaneously, which makes adapting to their new homeland and language swifter and less troublesome. | *[[Multi-language support]] - Immigrants can have the system function in two languages simultaneously, which makes adapting to their new homeland and language swifter and less troublesome. | ||
* Information on consumption [[endorsement]]s or [[boycott]]s ([[campaigns]]) targeted at companies in the [[production chain]], or their [[ | * Information on consumption [[endorsement]]s or [[boycott]]s ([[campaigns]]) targeted at companies in the [[production chain]], or their [[Research|owner]]s. | ||
* Sending [[feedback]] to the producer. (I bought / I didn't buy your product because... arguments prepared by NGOs, opinions for and against. Of course there is the possibility to compose your own text, but it takes time and effort on a mobile telephone. [[Bluetooth|Bluetooth keyboards]] are emerging to markets at the moment. If retailers offer these for use, then it makes feedback more versatile. | * Sending [[feedback]] to the producer. (I bought / I didn't buy your product because... arguments prepared by NGOs, opinions for and against. Of course there is the possibility to compose your own text, but it takes time and effort on a mobile telephone. [[Bluetooth|Bluetooth keyboards]] are emerging to markets at the moment. If retailers offer these for use, then it makes feedback more versatile. | ||