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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
•Formula Student 2011
•Cost Judging Feedback
•Richard Hale
•Head Cost Judge
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
•Well done to University of Bath, for
a perfect report and Special task,
hence winning the Cost Event
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
• Know Your Car
• Prepare
• Sell Your Car
• Special Task
• FS2012
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
Know Your Car
•Understand processes
•How are the parts manufactured
•Focus on the cost of all parts of the car
•Consider alternative processes
•Consider cost trade off’s
•Last years acceptance does not mean it should be this year
•Re consider, maybe you can do something better
•Variance analysis have a cost at the start
•Set a base line and adjust as you go
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
Prepare from Day 1
•Read the rules (and then read them again)
•Know the objectives of the competition
•Know why you are going a certain route
•Set up the cost report from day 1
•Do the costing as you build and design the car
•Provide justification
•Logical flow of processes
•Don’t re-invent the wheel, keep it simple
•Use the tables provided
•If you don’t know, ask
•Use the FS questions database
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
Sell Your Car
•Be proud of what you have achieved
•And be proud of your car
•Tell us about it
•Tell us why its special, and how its going to win....
•The standard has been very high overall, well done
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
Special Task
•High level of special tasks this year overall
•Consider the total process from raw material to finished part
•Focus on the content not just the presentation
•Start with the basics
•Relate to real world costs and scenarios
•Total cost from start to finish
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Cost Judging Feedback 2011
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