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Formula Student 2012Cost, Manufacturing and Sustainability Richard Hale & Darren Cashman Head Cost Judge Deputy Head Cost Judge
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Cost Winners 2012 Congratulations!
Bath Class 1 Cost Winner
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17 University of Bath 84.82
1 University of Stuttgart 79.43
36 Universtity of the Basque Country 79.29
56 Monash University 78.67
38 University of Sheffield 78.58
4 Chalmers University of Technology 77.41
15 University of Strathclyde 77.20
40 Eindhoven University of Technology 76.83
80 University of Warwick 76.68
43 Brunel University 76.66
Top 10 Class 1 Cost ResultsTeam No. University. Points
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Cost and Manufacturing
Read and understand the rules Read the additional guides
Consider trade off’s Cost Vs. Performance Cost Vs. Sustainability
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Process
Material
PerformanceEnvironment
Tooling
Cost Manufacturing and Sustainability
Trade Off’s
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Sustainability
Sustainability for Powertrain Overall presented very well
Considerations Different Powertrain evaluation method “Combustion Vs. EV” etc Offset for fuel consumptions Sustainability Vs. Performance Vs. Cost Life Cycle
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The real case scenario and your car are separate
Represent real world outside FS
Read the brief published
Ask friends/family to review
Real Case Scenario
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Prepare and plan your vehicle cost Use the BLP to you advantage Organise your team Set a budget for each section Consider impact of changes Communicate with your team Read the rules again
Overall Summary
