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2014 FSAE? BUSINESS LOGIC CASE ? 2013 SAE International. All Rights Reserved Integrated Systems Design Commencing with the 2013 year Formula SAE Competition, a new integrated business/design concept summary is to be submitted by all teams, 6-9 months ahead of the competition. This summary (entitled The FSAE Business Logic Case) should not be an onerous task and will assist teams to follow an integrated systems approach. In order to give students the maximum benefit, it is intended that this task is completed before the design process is engaged with the objective to define an integrated overall vehicle concept with consideration of but not limited to: vehicle performance, cost and target market. It will assist students understanding of, and correlation with, the real world approach to vehicle design, whereby a Total Systems Overview and Vehicle Level Targets are developed (Cost; Price; Profit; Volume; Performance), and a sanity check completed, before any detail design is undertaken. This approach can help avoid conflicts later in the design process between systems and ensure realistic targets for your total vehicle are set which can then be deployed into the function and cost targets for each of the vehicle Systems and Sub-Systems. Why Make this Change? At various events worldwide a rise has been observed in the number of entrants that appear to have lost their way with regards to cost, value and the logic of design for manufacture and profit. These aspects are critical in the real world you will encounter within the global automotive OE and Supplier industry. The intent of this additional submission is to help you to guide yourselves to produce a better vehicle and advance your education in line with future reality. Seldom is the biggest budget or most expensive and technologically advanced vehicle the best solution. Getting the balance right is the key. Thinking at the higher (overall vehicle) level before plunging into the detail (the front suspen