SAVE International - Society devoted to the advancement and promotion of the value methodology
View the SAVE Annual 1993 Proceedings below:

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9301 A Successful VE Study From Saudi Arabia  Abulaziz S. Al-Yousefi Value Analysis Construction Health Clubs Saudi Arabia  Summarizes a successful VE study in Riyadh on a health & social club for the elderly  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9302 Value Derived Through Tunneling  John W. Curtis, Jr. Value Analysis Construction Wastewater Tunnel  Describes how VE reduced the construction cost & improved the reliability of a force main in a large waste water treatment plant by changing it to a tunnel  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9303 Value Engineering for the Process Industry  Alphonse J. Dell'Isola Value Analysis Process Construction hardware  Describes the differences in applying VE to process versus hardware/building using an offshore oil/gas platform study  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9304 Continuous Application of Value Engineering  Laurel M. Dennis Value Analysis Construction Health Care Medical Center  Describes VE program developed for County of Los Angeles Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9305 Successful Application of VE at Conceptual Stage of design  Kurt A. Gernerd Value Analysis Government Conceptual Design  Discusses benefits of applying VE at conceptual stage of design  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9306 Multiple VE Studies Further Enhance Facilities Quality and Cost Effectiveness  Khaled A. Obeid Value Analysis VE Studies Construction  Illustrates that integrating VE in product design results in significant quality enhancement and achieves cost effectiveness  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9307 The PDQs of FAST: Simplifying Function Analysis for Construction Value Studies  Roger B. Sperling Value Analysis Construction Facilitation FAST Function  Describes 3 ways to facilitate FAST diagramming in construction VE  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9308 Adding Value Through the Innovations of Subsurface Utility Engineering (S.U.E)  Robert E. Stevens Value Analysis Subsurface Geophysical Excavation  Describes how a new set of professional disciplines called Subsurface Utility Engineering dramatically improves cost and safety on any project requiring excavation  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9310 Value Engineering Paradigm That Reduces Savings  Giuseppe Sgroi Value Analysis Government Preproduction  Urges defining of VE baseline & using VE Program Requirement Clause in contracts prior to production  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9311 Value Engineering and Partnering  Martin Fabrick, Joseph O'Rourke and Edward McSpedon  Value Analysis Construction Tunnel Partnering  Discusses interrelationship between VE and partnering approach to construction projects using example of a major Los Angeles Metro tunnel project  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9312 Modernize Your Value Analysis  Theodore C. Fowler Value Analysis Modern Techniques  Details thirteen significant innovations to the Value Analysis process  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9313 Getting the Thumbs Up! Successfully Justifying Your Ideas  George Frahm Value Analysis Proposal Acceptance  Identifies several reasons why value management proposals may not be readily accepted and implemented by management. Suggests several simple techniques to enhance the probability of acceptance  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9314 Value Analysis - The Key to Quality Initiatives  Bob Hicks & Kerry Powers Value Analysis TQM Kaizen Poka Yoke DFMEA PFMEA  Describes cross-fertilization of VA with TQM, Kaizen, Poka Yoke, DFMEA, & PFMEA  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9315 A Method of Value Assessment Combining Quality Deployment with Function Deployment  Kyoshi Sekimoto Value Analysis Marketing Planning QFD Japan  Presents a new method called Quality[Function-System Deployment (QFSD) which combines VE with QFD to estimate the value of a new product  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9316 Value Analysis in System Equipment Maintenance  Takayuki Kudo Value Analysis Equipment Maintenance Japan  Describes use of VE in analyzing maintenance value of a system equipment  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9317 Application TRIZ in Value Management and Quality Improvement  Zinovy Royzen Value Analysis TRIZ LESE Inventive Problem Solving  Describes a process of inventive problem solving which originated in the USSR and uses TRIZ tools based upon the Laws of Engineering System Evolution (LESE)  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9318 Function Analysis and Quality Management  Thomas J. Snodgrass Value Analysis Function Analysis Quality Management  Describes how Quality Management supports the Function Analysis system of VE to assure quality in functions that customers require  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9319 Optimum VE for Automobile Makers and Parts Suppliers  Kazumi Matsui, Yoshio Takano, Mikio Mori, & Yoshihiko Sato  Value Analysis Automotive Effectiveness Survey Japan  Describes 3-year Isuzu research effort to define most effective VE technique for medium & small auto parts suppliers  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9320 Promoting Innovation Through Organization Design  Rosemary Fraser, Ph. D. Value Analysis Innovation Organization Design  Focuses on ways in which Value Management approaches can provide the necessary attributes for promoting creativity and innovation  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9321 Why Team Dynamics is a Must in Value Engineering  Joseph V. Lambert Value Analysis Team Dynamics  Builds a strong story (with examples) of how VE studies are more successful with strong emphasis on developing the teams  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9322 Preparing for VE Success Through Imagination  G. E. (Jeff) Parker Value Analysis Imagination  Describes how to use the VE Job Plan as a basis around which to IMAGINE successful events leading to a successful study  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9323 Value Assessment of Team Problem Solving  Tom Warwick Value Analysis Team Styles  Describes early up-front assessment of several problem-solving styles  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9324 Why Some Managers Think of VE as Cost Reduction  Saleh Th. Alasheash Value Analysis Cost Reduction Managers  Illustrates reasons behind confusion between VE and Cost Reduction among managers and engineers  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9325 Value Opportunity Potential (VOP): A VM Planning Process  J. Jerry Kaufman Value Analysis VOP VM Planning  Describes a VM process based on concept of product portfolio management  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9326 Elements of Successful Value Engineering Programs  Peter S. Megani Value Analysis Key Elements  Outlines and discusses the key elements of a results-oriented VE program  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9327 VA, Agent for Process Change  Ken Roberts Value Analysis Quality  Shows that VA is a quality oriented program and that it can be used as the best agent for continuous process/function improvement  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9328 The Power and Flexibility of Value Engineering  Richard G. Bradyhouse Value Analysis Design Manufacturing TQM  Discusses new Design Manufacturing Techniques & suggests beneficial combinations with Value Engineering  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9329 AVE Cost-Saving Method for Semiconductor Products Using Three Functional Parameters  Seishi Maganoya & Senji Shoji Value Analysis Semiconductor Manufacturing Parameters Japan  Describes a method of using VE focusing on functional parameters Weight, Cost, Yield, & Material Cost  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9330 Enhanced VM with Use of Other Productivity Improvement Techniques  U. S. Sastry Value Analysis Methods Procedures Network Analysis India  Discusses use by Tata Steel of Methods Analysis, Procedures Study, and Network Analysis to arrive at optimum VE solutions  1993 SAVE Proceedings
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9332 Value Training at the Rochester Institute of Technology  David J. DeMarle Value Analysis College University Training  Describes in detail value training program at RIT, using example of a proposed Erie Aquaduct  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9333 Putting VE to Use After the Workshop  James A. Dziekonski Value Analysis Statistical Data  Describes a system whereby VE managers may share information with other SAVE members through graphical, statistical data  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9334 Quality and Value - Conflict or Complement  Richard A. Chancellor Value Analysis Quality  Explains the differences between Quality Engineering and Value Engineering (VE)  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9335 Product (MFG) Cost Estimating: Its Effect on VE  Henry L. Kaminski Value Analysis Cost Estimating  Explains derivation of cost elements used in a Value Study  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9336 Creativity and Value Engineering Teams  Richard J. Park Value Analysis Team  Discusses difficulty6 finding an action-oriented creative person & how problem can be solved by development of a team. Discusses problems in development of a team in a company  1993 SAVE Proceedings
9337 American Industry Is Facing a Momentous Problem  Thomas A. M. Smith Value Analysis Team Cost Estimating Quality  Illustrates the interrelationship between Team Formation & Product Cost Estimating, and the conflict between Quality and Value  1993 SAVE Proceedings