Value engineering

About: Value engineering is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1231 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10882 citations. The topic is also known as: VE.

Benchmarking - The First Step for Frugal Engineering

Abstract: In this article, we have defined a systematic benchmarking process, the first step to perform Frugal Engineering, the science of breaking up complex engineering process into the basic components and then re-building each component in the most economical manner to achieve a simpler, more robust and easier to handle final product. The meaning of benchmarking is clearly defined and distinguished from competitive and comparative analysis and value targeted product proposal. Types of benchmarking, system selection process and the sequential steps of benchmarking are clearly discussed. Benchmarking process is a pre-requisite for Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VA/VE). An example of an automotive exhaust system muffler benchmarking is explained in detail. The article is concluded with the other steps of frugal engineering such as technical competitive analysis, commonization and standardization and value proposal of a system to strive to be the best of the best, the essence of frugal engineering.

Study on Scheme Optimization of Low Carbon Construction Based on Value Engineering

Abstract: This paper focused on how to apply Value Engineering to optimize the low carbon scheme of construction, studied how to construct evaluation index system of low carbon solutions, and proposed the method of determining the function importance coefficient according to consumer demand and determining the real cost of low carbon construction. Through analyzing the matching degree between function and cost according to function evaluation value and real cost of function, the method of determining the low carbon optimization scheme was proposed.