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Cost Event Guidance

Get a detailed overview of all the elements involved in the the Cost and Manufacturing event at the Formula Student competition, with guidance and tips from Head Cost and Manufacturing Judge John X Dangerfield and Cost and Manufacturing Judge Oliver Plucknett, a two time event winner with UPRacing Electric. 

Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #1 - Introduction and Overview

In this video, Head Cost & Manufacturing Judge John Dangerfield provides an overview of this area of the competition and an understanding of what is expected.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #2 - Documentation Overview

This video will provide an overview of the documents required for the Cost & Manufacturing event, including DBOM, CBOM and penalties for late submissions.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #3 - Cost Tool CBOM DBOM

This video will discuss the detailed inputs for both the Detailed Bill of Materials and the Costed Bill of Materials for the Formula Student competition.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #4 - Cost Explanation File

This video in the series will cover the Cost aspect of the report and Cost Explanation file, alongside Adding Costs, Cost Theory , Labour Rates, Equipment & Depreciation and On Cost.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #5 - Supporting Material File

This video with Cost Judge Oliver Plucknett will cover the third and final Cost submission: the Supporting Material File. This is a single A4 PDF document with as many pages as needed to show the judges all the parts that have been detailed and costed with in the report.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #6 - Differences Between FS & Concept Classes

In this video, Cost Judge Oliver Plucknett will cover the main differences between the Formula Student class and the Concept classes and their scoring systems.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #7 - 2021 Specific Information

In this video, Cost Judge Oliver Plucknett will discuss the 2021 competition, together with the three event scenarios and how these will impact the Cost & Manufacturing event.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #8 - On The Day

In this video the Cost event itself will be discussed, covering the live presentation in front of the judges for both FS & Concept Classes. The event format may change from year to year but the fundamentals will stay the same.

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Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #9 - Common Questions

In this video, Head Cost Judge John Dangerfield will go over some frequently asked questions about the Cost & Manufacturing event.

Cost & Manufacturing Guidance - Learn to Win 2022

Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #10 - Updates for Concept Class

Cost & Manufacturing Judge Lee Wall provides a detailed overview of this area of the event from Learn to Win 2022, together with key changes and some considerations that will help all teams in this class maximise their scoring.

Cost & Manufacturing Guidance #12 - Cost Tool and First Principles

Cost Judge and UPRacing Electric Veteran Oliver Plucknett guides teams through the Cost Tool, how to use it and considerations for teams, from his presentation at Learn to Win 2022.

Learn to Win 2023 - Cost Tool Overview

Cost Judge Oliver Plucknett provides an overview of the Cost Tool for Formula Student, from his presentation at Learn to Win 2023.

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