Value Engineering: Theory and Practice in Industry

Value Engineering: Theory and Practice in Industry

Author: Thomas R. King

Publisher: Miles Value Foundation

Published:

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0967921716

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This book, along with an instructor's guide (available at www.valuefoundation.org) was developed to support a 3-credit hour university course on Value Engineering principles. The objective of the course is to introduce the concept of value engineering and demonstrate its techniques and application. The course of study provides practical knowledge in specialized techniques that comprise the value engineering methodology and the manner in which they are applied through a systematic job plan approach.


Value Engineering

Value Engineering

Author: Richard Park

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 135140573X

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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


Extreme Value Theory in Engineering

Extreme Value Theory in Engineering

Author: Enrique Castillo

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0080917259

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This book is a comprehensive guide to extreme value theory in engineering. Written for the end user with intermediate and advanced statistical knowledge, it covers classical methods as well as recent advances. A collection of 150 examples illustrates the theoretical results and takes the reader from simple applications through complex cases of dependence.


Theory of Technical Systems

Theory of Technical Systems

Author: Vladimir Hubka

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 3642521215

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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.


Value Management of Construction Projects

Value Management of Construction Projects

Author: John Kelly

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-11-17

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 1118351231

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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.


Value Engineering

Value Engineering

Author: Alphonse Dell'Isola

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1997-09-30

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 0876294638

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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


Value Engineering Mastermind

Value Engineering Mastermind

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 9781446270103

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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.