Decision Matrix Table:

Safety Quality Robust Cost Sustainablity Capacity

0- Low 0- Low 0- Low 1- Low 0- Low 0- Low
Design concepts minus 1- Total points
5- Medium 5- Medium 5- Medium Medium 5- Medium 5- Medium
minus 2-
10- high 10- high 10- high high 10- high 10- high

Design -1
6 5 5 -1 5 4 24
(scissors lift)

Design -2 (Screw
6 6 7 -2 6 4 27
jack)

Design -3
(sheave block 6 6 6 1 7 7 33
and rope)