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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.
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TL;DR: In this article, a case study was conducted for project execution of a new multi-storey government institutional building in the Jakarta central business district, which adopts a Green Building and a Green Site concept in order to reduce potential environmental impact during the construction phase itself and during the occupancy phase of the building.
Abstract: The construction industry plays an important role in establishing the infrastructure required for socio-economic development and directly contributes to economic growth. On the other side, it also generates severe impacts on the environment. The construction industry is one of the biggest environmental polluters and it also consumes large quantities of raw materials. Value Engineering originates from the manufacturing industry in order to deliver higher value and quality to a product by means of an increase in efficiency. ‘Lean Construction’ (LC) concepts emerged as a consequence of the application of VE philosophy, specifically for construction industry. LC extends from the objectives of a lean production system – to maximize value and to minimize waste – in relation to specific techniques and then applies them conceptually in a new project delivery process. The aims of this paper are to present practical examples of the application of Value Engineering and Lean Construction concepts within a green building construction project and to qualitatively assess its benefits in terms of environmental impact and waste minimization. A detailed case study was conducted for project execution of a new multi-storey government institutional building in the Jakarta central business district. This project adopts a Green Building and a Green Site concept in order to reduce potential environmental impact during the construction phase itself and during the occupancy phase of the building. The case study primarily concerns issues such as water consumption, power usage, etc. This project is a perfect example for the application of Value Engineering and Lean Construction philosophies in order to deliver better quality, faster completion, environmentally friendly practice, and less waste generation. The adoption of environmental awareness in the context of building design, the application of alternative and/or recycled/environmentally friendly materials, along with a number of “green” technologies and building systems featured in this building concept will deliver greater value without jeopardizing the ecology. Meanwhile, the adoption of prefabrication construction methods, intelligent excavation works, ‘Reduce- Reuse-Recycle’ principles, and simple ‘environmentally-aware’ on-site practices can minimize the waste produced and the local environmental impact emitted during project execution.
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18 Jul 2010TL;DR: This paper seeks to present and articulate how applicable Lean Six-sigma principles can be coupled with the VBSE to improve the SDLC by improving the identification and delivery of customer value as well as the reduction of wasted resources.
Abstract: Lean Six-sigma principles and methods have been successfully applied in a variety of industries. Many of the core principles of Lean Six-sigma can be applied to software development to dramatically improve performance with some industry specific adaptations. In this regard, Lean Six-sigma principles can be made to further leverage the benefits of software engineering best practices to improve work flow and the tactical management of the project. The Value Based Software Engineering (VBSE) process as practiced today, begins the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with a sophisticated customer value analysis (CVA) which is coupled with a quantitative evaluation of pricing and profitability options followed by development of the software. The CVA yields a wealth of information not only for product features, but also for improving all processes within the organization that touch the customer. This paper seeks to present and articulate how applicable Lean Six-sigma principles can be coupled with the VBSE to improve the SDLC by improving the identification and delivery of customer value as well as the reduction of wasted resources. The net result is to substantially enhance the VBSE SDLC and the the organization's overall ability to deliver value.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors attempted to investigate the value engineering in construction industry of Iran due to the importance of the implementation of value engineering principles, which is used in several governments and in the design, construction and manufacturing of their industries in order to optimize projects, business, manufacturing processes, and also product developments.
Abstract: Moving forward in21 st century uncertainty of the success and survival of organizations has been increased dramatically. Nowadays construction industry has been faced with several crucial problems namely rapid and unpredictable changes, financial problems, environmental conditions, special requirements, customers’ different attitudes as well as profitability of the project. Value engineering has been used in several governments and in the design, construction, and manufacturing of their industries in order to optimize projects, business, manufacturing processes, and also product developments. During the current study, the researchers attempted to investigate the value engineering in construction industry of Iran due to the importance of the implementation of value engineering principles. To this aim, a survey method research has been used in order to collect the required data, by means of a questionnaire. 56 people in charge with construction industry have been participated in the current study. In order to validate the questionnaire, a pilot study has been done among a subsample of 15 participants. By means of statistical procedure the reliability and also validity of the questionnaire has been proved. All of the gathered data have been analyzed deceptively by version 20 of the SPSS software. During the current study researchers had two main objectives namely; identifying factors which hinder value engineering implementation in the construction industry of Iran and identifying the needs of value engineering utilization in the mentioned context. Regarding the results of the current study and based on the mean index, for the first objective of the study five items considered as the main factors namely; Outdated standards and specifications, Habitual thinking and negative attitude, Lack of local guidelines and information, Lack of knowledge and practices and Change in owners’ requirements. Besides, based on the results of second objective, three items considered as the essential needs for value engineering utilization in Iran, namely; The necessity of making clients more demanding and knowledgeable of the value engineering, The importance of adding value engineering Change Proposals (VECP) clause in the Contract Document, and essentiality of updating standards and criteria in construction industry in the Iran. Hopefully the results of the current study seems to be useful for a number of people who can benefit from the results such as construction project managers, contractors and the people in charge with construction projects of Iran.
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01 Jan 1992
Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to make an investigative study of value engineering (VE) in the United States. The purpose is to establish if current United Kingdom cost control procedures could benefit from value engineering. The study examined the system of value engineering that exists in the US, along with the design procedures within which it prevails. The examination was based on a survey, analysis of fifty-five completed VE studies and attendance at four VE workshops. A comparison of VE practice in the US was made with UK procedures to establish whether VE is supplementary to UK cost control. Any supplementary components were analysed for effective integration into UK systems. This analysis was based on examination of existing UK cost control, coupled with the opinions, obtained by interview, of twenty British professionals with VE experience either in the UK or USA. The study produced the following conclusions, 1. Value engineering originally developed in manufacturing as a broad philosophy based on the technique of function analysis. Adapting value engineering for the construction industry in the USA distorted the technique of function analysis from its original principles. 2. Despite this, value engineering in the United States is effective in reducing construction cost by approximately 10%. However, this saving cannot be attributed to function analysis and is the result of other, broader, factors. 3. The practice of value engineering in the US offers only two components which do not exist in the UK cost planning system. First, VE is an autonomous approach and second it is carried out by an external team. 4. This autonomous approach by an external team is fraught with difficulties in the US. It is likely that these difficulties would also occur in the UK. In addition, British design procedures are not conducive to the application of US value engineering practice. Possibly as a result of this the majority of UK companies involved in VE have developed alternative systems. These systems appear to be based on an adaptation of American practice. 5. Function analysis could possibly be of benefit in the UK. The technique of function analysis however is largely a design orientated process that has no direct relationship to cost. The technique is not independent and it's successful implementation is influenced by other factors.
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TL;DR: The main reason for the lack of adoption of value engineering was unfamiliarity with the concept among public sector organizations, as well as local architectural/engineering firms in the Kingdom as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: It was found that value engineering was in limited use since it has been introduced in 1981. The main reason for the lack of adoption being unfamiliarity with the concept among public sector organizations, as well as local architectural/engineering firms in the Kingdom.
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