Download or read book Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering written by Lawrence D. Miles and published by Miles Value Foundation. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Value Engineering written by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive and in-depth exposition of the basic concepts, techniques and applications of value engineering. The book will be indispensable to students, professionals and practitioners of value engineering, mechanical engineering, production management, and operations management.
Download or read book Value Engineering written by Richard Park and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than 50 years as a manager and VE pioneer, Richard J. Park presents Value Engineering: A Plan for Invention. Park demonstrates how to adopt VE as a thinking process that can enable you to increase your problem solving skills, cultivate innovation, reduce costs, improve productivity, and more. Features
Download or read book Value Engineering written by Alphonse Dell'Isola and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-09-30 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are interested in enhancing your own applications of VE and LCC – or you need to understand the current methodology in order to hire a practitioner and oversee the process – this unique publication will provide the information you are seeking. The book shows you: How to organize and apply VE and life cycle costing for maximum benefit Real-life VE demonstration projects – professionally organized reports, with recommendations you can apply right now Project workbook with forms to conduct a complete VE study
Download or read book Value Engineering Mastermind written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This jargon-free book demystifies all the concepts required for a well rounded understanding of the theory of Value Engineering (VE) and Value Engineering Certification Programmes. Value Engineering Mastermind: From Concept to Value Engineering Certification helps the readers to:. - Understand VE concepts. - Practise VE concepts and acquire the Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) International Certifications--accorded in India by the Indian Value Engineering Society (INVEST). A special feature of this book is a set of questions at the end of every chapter to test the knowledge acquired.
Download or read book Target Costing and Value Engineering written by Robin Cooper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if everyone in your company followed a disciplined approach to cost reduction? Go ahead -- imagine it. What would it look like? How can it be done? The answer -- smart cost management. Effective cost management must start at the design stage. As much as 90-95% of a product's costs are added in the design process. That is why effective cost management programs focus on design and manufacturing. The primary cost management method to control cost during design is a combination of target costing and value engineering. Target Costing Objectives: Identify the cost at which your product must be manufactured at if it is to earn its profit margin at its expected target selling price. Break the target cost down to its component level and have your suppliers find ways to deliver the components they sell you at the set target prices while still making adequate returns. Value Engineering: The connection to function: An organized effort and team based approach to analyze the functions of goods and services that the design stage, and find ways to achieve those functions in a manner that allows the firm to meet its target costs. The result: Added value for your company (development costs on-line with added value for your company; development costs on-line with selling prices) and added value for your customer (higher quality products that meet, possibly even exceed, customer expectations.)
Download or read book Value Engineering written by Surender Kumar and published by Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first decade of 21st century witnessed several changes, world wide, in technology management, restructuring and down sizing global trade and competition, international quality standards, information exchange, lean manufacturing and virtual enterprises etc. In this age of globalization, the survival of any industry mainly depends on its cost of production and quality of its products. With the rapid growth of competition and shrinking product life cycle value engineering has become an essential tool for attaining a competitive edge. This volume provides a logistic view of value engineering. The chapters written by experts in their respective fields are organized into different sections covering. Basic concepts of value engineering Information Technology and Value Engineering Systems Situational Case Studies / Industrial Examples Role of value engineering in profit improvement and effectiveness.
Download or read book Value Management of Construction Projects written by John Kelly and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Value Management is a philosophy, set of principles and a structured management methodology for improving organisational decision-making and value-for-money. The second edition builds on the success of the first edition by extending the integrated value philosophy, methodology and tool kit to describe the application of Value Management to the areas of service delivery, asset management, and, Programmes, in addition to Projects, products and processes. Value Management is a well-established methodology in the international construction industry, and in the UK has been endorsed as good practice in a range of government sponsored reports. In this book the authors have addressed the practical opportunities and difficulties of Value Management by synthesising the background, international developments, benchmarking and their own extensive consultancy and action research experience in Value Management to provide a comprehensive package of theory and practice. The second edition retains the structure of the first edition, covering methods and practices, frameworks of value and the future of value management. It has been thoroughly updated, and a number of new chapters added to encapsulate further extensions to current theory and practice. In particular, the new edition responds to: A range of recent UK industry and government publications; and most notably BS EN 16271:2012 - Value management: Functional expression of the need and functional performance specification; the imminent update of BS EN 12973:2000 Value Management; BS EN 1325 Value Management -- Vocabulary, Terms and definitions; the changes to "Value for Europe" governing the training and certification of Value Management in European Union countries; the UK Government’s Management of Value (MoV) initiative, together with other leading reports, international guidance and standards on Value Management. Research in Value Management undertaken since publication of the first edition. Changes in Value Management practice particularly in Programmes and Projects. Developments in the theory of value, principally value for money measures, whole life value option appraisal, and benefits realisation. Initiatives in asset management initiatives covering the management of physical infrastructure, for example the recent launch of a suite of three standards under the generic title of BS ISO 55000: 2014 Asset Management, and its predecessor BSI PAS55 2008 "Asset Management: Specification For The Optimized Management Of Physical Assets" The second edition contains a dedicated chapter of exemplar case studies drawn from the authors' experience, selected to demonstrate the new areas of theory and practice. An Appendix includes an extensive set of tools and techniques of use in Value Management practice. Construction clients, including those in both the public and private sectors, and professionals such as construction cost consultants, quantity surveyors, architects, asset managers, construction engineers, and construction managers will all find Value Management of Construction Projects to be essential reading. It will also be of interest to researchers and students on construction related courses in Higher Education -- particularly those at final year undergraduate and at Masters level.
Download or read book Work Organization and Methods Engineering for Productivity written by D.R. Kiran and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work Organization and Methods Engineering for Productivity provides an introduction to, and practical advice on, assessing methods of working to achieve maximum output and efficiency. The main focus of the book is on the 'work study', which helps to increase the productivity of men, machines and materials. We are currently seeing a lot of disruptive advancement in industrial operations caused by technologies, including artificial intelligence and IoT. Against this technological backdrop, and with ever increasing focus on value, the fundamental understanding of how to analyze and organize the workplace for productivity is more important than ever. Case studies and illustrations throughout make this book a much have for managers with responsibility for production and planning in industry. - Helps the reader understand the fundamental factors affecting productivity, along with their relevance to work organization - Includes valuable industry case studies from sectors including manufacturing, textile production and sea port operations - Includes several formats and charts that are important in the recording of data for practical work studies
Download or read book Value Engineering written by Del Younker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-05-14 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable reference teaches effective and practical techniques to improve the overall performance and outcome of design projects in various industries. Value Engineering highlights the application of value methodology to streamline current day operations, strategic planning in company or business segments, and everyday business decisions in the private sector. The book shows how to maximize budgets, reduce life cycle costs, improve project understanding, and create better working relationships. It explains how to gather information for the creation, evaluation, development, and presentation of new project ideas and shows how to design an appropriate task agenda and timeline.
Download or read book Value Driven Product Planning and Systems Engineering written by Harry E. Cook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers and scientists often need to sell an innovative idea for a new product to top management. Those who occupy product planning positions also need to be constantly scanning ideas for improving value. The engineer as product planner must learn to think like its major competitor using customer value as a guide. This book provides essential support for engineers and scientists who are required to make realistic business cases for new product concepts.
Download or read book Lock Gates and Other Closures in Hydraulic Projects written by Ryszard Daniel and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lock Gates and Other Closures in Hydraulic Projects shares the authors practical experience in design, engineering, management and other relevant aspects with regard to hydraulic gate projects. This valuable reference on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of navigation lock gates, movable closures of weirs, flood barriers, and gates for harbor and shipyard docks provides systematic coverage on all structural types of hydraulic gates, the selection of gate types, and their advantages and disadvantages. The discussion includes the latest views in new domains, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, sustainability assessments, relation with the issues of global climate change, handling accidents and calamities, and the bases of asset management. Heavily illustrated, this reference provides a generous amount of case studies based on the author's own and their colleagues' experiences from recent projects in Europe, America and other continents. - Presents extensive coverage of the operational profiles of hydraulic closures, including gates in navigation locks, movable closures on river weirs, closures of flood barriers, spillway closures and valves, and more - Outlines the different structural types of hydraulic gates, including miter gates, vertical lift gates, flap and hinged crest gates, radial gates, rolling and barge gates, sector gates and many other - Clearly outlines the selection process for gates for navigation locks, river weirs, flood barriers, hydroelectric plants, shipyard docks and other hydraulic structures - Provides comprehensive discussion of design loads and other actions to which hydraulic gates may be subjected during their service life, followed by an overview of analysis methods and tools - Addresses the newest challenges and concerns in hydraulic gate projects, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, risk-based design, sustainability issues, handling accidents and calamities, and gate maintenance in view of asset management - Presents the experiences from many recent projects in Europe and America, including the rolling gates in large European sea locks, gates in the Panama Canal new locks, flood barriers in New Orleans and the Netherlands
Download or read book Total Quality Management written by D.R. Kiran and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Quality Management: Key Concepts and Case Studies provides the full range of management principles and practices that govern the quality function. The book covers the fundamentals and background needed, as well as industry case studies and comprehensive topic coverage, making it an invaluable reference to both the novice and the more experienced individual. Aspects of quality control that are widely utilized in practice are combined with those that are commonly referred to on University courses, and the latest developments in quality concepts are also presented. This book is an ideal quick reference for any manager, designer, engineer, or researcher interested in quality. - Features two chapters on the latest ISO standards - Includes an introduction to statistics to help the reader fully grasp content on statistical quality control - Contains case studies that explore many TQM themes in real life situations
Download or read book Value and Risk Management written by Michael F. Dallas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Building and endorsed by a range of construction industry institutes, this book explains the underlying concepts of value and risk, and how they relate to one another. It describes the different issues to be addressed in a variety of circumstances and at all stages of a project's life and reviews a number of commonly used and effective techniques, showing how these may be adapted to suit individuals' styles and circumstances. * Published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Building with cross-industry institutional support * Combines value and risk management which are often considered, wrongly, in isolation * Makes a complicated subject accessible to a wide audience of construction practitioners * Features checklists and proformas to aid implementation of best practice * Author has extensive practical experience of the subject
Download or read book Optimal Engineering Design written by James N. Siddall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1982-06-22 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Theory of Technical Systems written by Vladimir Hubka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive and unifying theory to promote the under standing of technical systems. Such a theory is useful as a foundation for a ratio nal approach to the engineering design process, as a background to engineering education, and other applications. The term "technical system" is used to represent all types of man-made artifacts, including technical products and processes. The technical system is therefore the subject (in the grammatical sense of the word) of the collection of activities which are performed by engineers within the processes of engineering design, including generating, retrieving, processing and transmitting of information about products. It is also the subject of various tasks in the production process, including work preparation and production planning, and in many economic considerations, company-internal and societal. In this way, the Theory of Technical Systems is a contribution to science, as in terpreted in the wider, Germanic sense of a "co-ordinated and codified body of knowledge". It brings together the various viewpoints of engineers, scientists, economists, ergonomists, managers, users, sociologists, etc., and shows where and how they influence the forms of engineering products. It also explains the influ ences that a product exerts on its environment. This Theory of Technical Systems should thus interest design engineers, and en gineers involved in production, management, sales, etc. In an interdisciplinary ap plication of value analysis, the Theory of Technical Systems should provide answers to many questions raised in this field.
Download or read book Flexibility in Engineering Design written by Richard De Neufville and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to using the power of design flexibility to improve the performance of complex technological projects, for designers, managers, users, and analysts. Project teams can improve results by recognizing that the future is inevitably uncertain and that by creating flexible designs they can adapt to eventualities. This approach enables them to take advantage of new opportunities and avoid harmful losses. Designers of complex, long-lasting projects—such as communication networks, power plants, or hospitals—must learn to abandon fixed specifications and narrow forecasts. They need to avoid the “flaw of averages,” the conceptual pitfall that traps so many designs in underperformance. Failure to allow for changing circumstances risks leaving significant value untapped. This book is a guide for creating and implementing value-enhancing flexibility in design. It will be an essential resource for all participants in the development and operation of technological systems: designers, managers, financial analysts, investors, regulators, and academics. The book provides a high-level overview of why flexibility in design is needed to deliver significantly increased value. It describes in detail methods to identify, select, and implement useful flexibility. The book is unique in that it explicitly recognizes that future outcomes are uncertain. It thus presents forecasting, analysis, and evaluation tools especially suited to this reality. Appendixes provide expanded explanations of concepts and analytic tools.
