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Business Case Modelling of Large Area Flexible Circuits in the Foresight Vehicle Programme
Technical Paper
2002-01-1128
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
This paper describes research to investigate the feasibility of manufacturing large area flexible circuits as an automotive wiring harness replacement. Circuits manufactured from a base material size of up to 2.0 metres by 1.0 metres have been considered. A business case model has been constructed using the Crystal Ball 2000 risk analysis software package. The model includes manufacturing costs and has been constructed down to the level of individual manufacturing processes. Levels of risk and probability distributions for project profitability have been modelled for alternative circuit manufacturing options. A method of assessing risk of failure in the marketplace has been developed which involves what-if analysis of production volume, manufacturing cost and sales price.
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Authors
- Andrew J. Carrott - Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough Univ.
- Andrew A. West - Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough Univ.
- Paul P. Conway - Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough Univ.
- Michael Cottrill - Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough Univ.
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Carrott, A., West, A., Conway, P., and Cottrill, M., "Business Case Modelling of Large Area Flexible Circuits in the Foresight Vehicle Programme," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-1128, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1128.Also In
Foresight Vehicle Technology: Design, ITS, Safety, Electronics, and Materials
Number: SP-1695; Published: 2002-03-04
Number: SP-1695; Published: 2002-03-04
SAE 2002 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Electronic and Electrical Systems
Number: V111-7; Published: 2003-09-15
Number: V111-7; Published: 2003-09-15
References
- Drury C. Management and cost accounting 1996 4th 1-86152-230-4 International Thomson Business Press
- Crystal Ball 2000 user manual 2000
- Hulett, D. T. Project cost risk analysis using Crystal ball
- Accounting for Risk - Part 1: Identifying Project Risk Factors April 2001 www.ittoolkit.com
- Accounting for Risk - Part 1: Assessing Project Risk Factors April 2001 www.ittoolkit.com