VALUE ENGINEERING
The speaker describes and discusses value engineering, also known as value analysis. Value analysis is a function oriented, systematic, team approach used to analyze and improve value in a product designed system or service. It is a powerful, team-oriented methodology to reduce unnecessary costs, improve value, and build teamwork and consensus. The value analysis process has five phases - identify the potential, analyze the function, generate ideas, evaluate ideas, and develop recommendations.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Curtis, R
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Conference:
- Fifth National Highway/Utility Conference
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: 1995-10-4 to 1995-10-6
- Publication Date: 1996
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 55-60
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Consensus; Costs; Evaluation; Products; Recommendations; Teams; Value engineering
- Uncontrolled Terms: Function (Use)
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00793922
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PD-96-020
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 22 2000 12:00AM