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Re: New Track Option

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Originally Posted by abigailthefox View Post
Technically, I would think that it does invoke the max part value, because parts that are essential to one another are considered one item (i.e. if you buy something made of multiple parts, but that won't function correctly without all the parts, than the parts are lumped together when considering the cost of the item). That does make this a little concerning, because teams could easily require more than 10 feet of tread for their robot. Although, if you form the tread into 2+ separate treads (for each side of the robot, etc.) those could potentially be considered two separate items...with a quantity of 2 on the BOM.

Another concerning point is the manufacturing/ship time...3 weeks during build season? Even if you cut it to two or a little under, that's still 1/3 of the entire build season, and you have to account for the fact that once it arrives, assembly, testing, and possible repairs are still in order...and that's all on the technical side of things.
My understanding, being the one who wrote the BOM for my team last year, is that since the treads are sold by the foot, you would apply the listed price for a single foot, since you do not HAVE to use each foot segment together.
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