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View the 1992 SAVE Annual Proceedings below:
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9201 Cost Allowability of Using Development Dollars for Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs)  William H. Copperman, CVS, MBA, JD Value Analysis Cost VECP  Clarifies the allowability of costs for unaccepted VECPs  1992 Proceedings
9202 ISO 9000 Series: A Value Engineering Opportunity William M. Harral, CQE, CQA, CRE, MIQA Value Analysis Quality ISO 9000 Examines background, intent, content & application of these generic comprehensive standards and identifies the implications therein for VE.  1992 Proceedings
9203 Formatting VE Study Reports to Gain Approval Roger R. Land, CVS Value Analysis Reports DOE EPA EE/CA  Describes considerations in formatting a VE report using an example of a DOE, EPA, EE/CA program.  1992 Proceedings
9204 Effecting Change to the Federal Acquisition Regs. Henry S. Mlodozeniec Value Analysis FAR  Describes approach & steps necessary to change the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  1992 Proceedings
9205 Development of an ES&H Compliance Plan Using MORT, FAST  James R. Wixson Value Analysis Environment MORT FAST  Describes determination of root causes & causal factors using Management, Oversight, Risk Tree (MORT) analysis and FAST Diagramming.  1992 Proceedings
9206 The Value Managed Mediation of Construction Disputes  Michael S. Adams Value Analysis Litigation Mediation Disputes Construction  Examines mediation as one alternative to litigation in resolution of construction industry disputes.  1992 Proceedings
9207 Total Quality Management, Policy Deployment & FAST Howard Eckstein, CVS Value Analysis TQM Policy Deployment FAST  Describes how FAST adds significant value to TQM and Policy Deployment.  1992 Proceedings
9208 Function Analysis Avoids TQM's Traps  Howard Ellegant, AIA, CVS Value Analysis TQM FAST  Demonstrates how FAST helps value specialists and their customers avoid traps by defining quality in a given context.  1992 Proceedings
9209 The Value of Quality Gordon A. Frank Value Analysis Quality Continuous Improvement  Describes how value practitioners can better understand whether continuous improvement efforts are increasing customer satisfaction.  1992 Proceedings
9210 The Functional Relationship Between QFD and VE Dilworth Lyman Value Analysis QFD  Explores a few of the fundamental relationships between Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Value Engineering (VE).  1992 Proceedings
9211 Quality Function Deployment and VA Roger Syverson Value Analysis QFD  Shows how VA and QFD interact to provide customer with maximum value  1992 Proceedings
9213 The Professional Degree Program for the "New Kid on the VE Block" James G. Crawford Value Analysis Education Training  Describes how a Professional Development Program in Value Engineering benefits both employer and employee.  1992 Proceedings
9214 How to Increase the Value of Manufactured Parts Dr. Joao Mario Csillag, EHV Value Analysis Manufacturing  Shows that VA is a way to avoid defects in manufacture, increasing value for the producer & also improve performance.  1992 Proceedings
9215 A Study of Technique For VE for Customers in Engineering Services  Hiroyuki Masuda, Manager, Tomojiro Sato, Chief Engr, and Akira Okamoto, Planner  Value Analysis Customer Needs Japan Describes VEC technique which quickly & accurately defines customer needs to improve design engineering  1992 Proceedings
9216 Effective Propulsive Technique on 2nd Look VE  J. Nakashima and T. Hattori Value Analysis Item System Development VE Portfolio Second Look Japan  Introduces the "VE Item System-Development Table" and the "VE Portfolio" to apply actual 2nd look VE Propulsion.  1992 Proceedings
9217 The Team Leader as a Teacher  Roger B. Sperling, CVS Value Analysis Team Leader Teacher  States that the VE Team Leader must always be prepared to assume the role of Teacher.  1992 Proceedings
9218 VE At The Crossroads  S. S. Venkataramanan Value Analysis  An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of VE based on data provided by McKinsey & Co., Sehr, Park, Siorek, and the writer.  1992 Proceedings
9219 Value Management Applied to Organizational Effectiveness  

Niall Glover Value Analysis Organizational Effectiveness Sensitivity Analysis FAST EM Technical Support  Describes a VM case study in a service industry using FAST, Sensitivity Analysis, Equipment and use of Tech. Support in Maint. Analysis.  1992 Proceedings
9220 Customer Response Time Improvement Through VE William J. Handley Value Analysis Customer Response Time  Reviews current thinking on providing total customer satisfaction & describes how VE was used to improve customer response time.  1992 Proceedings
9221 Selecting VE Subjects For Realizing Strategic Management Masakatsu Michihiro of Sumitomo and Takashi Ueno  Value Analysis Strategic Management  

 Japan 

Shows how VE can be applied to management issues in solving specific problems for executives.  1992 Proceedings
9222 Strategic Planning Through VE Dr. David R. Stevens Value Analysis Strategic Planning Australia  Describes a methodology leading to optimal design concepts for a major development.  1992 Proceedings
9223 Winning Competitive Edge Through Cooperative Group Interaction - It Depends On The Task  Dr. Rosemary Fraser, Ph.D., Value Analysis Group Interaction  

 Task Structure 

Reviews theory and research relevant to a key element: Task Structure.  1992 Proceedings
9224 VDOT's VE Program: Creative Management and Interpersonal Relations Ron F. Garrett Value Analysis Government Transportation  Provides an innovative perspective to management & operation of VE in public sector.  1992 Proceedings
1925 The Search for Balance: Team Member Effectiveness Tom Noonan Value Analysis Team Roles  A contextual overview of the need for effectiveness in VA teams with emphasis on research on team roles.  1992 Proceedings
1928 FAST - An Intuitive Thinking Technique Charles W. Bytheway Value Analysis FAST Team Roles  Describes how intuitive thinking was responsible for the development of the FAST Diagramming Technique.  1992 Proceedings
9229 Concurrent Costing Theodore C. Fowler, CVS, Fellow, SAVE Value Analysis Costing Describes Concurrent Costing as a powerful weapon which commonly results in a dramatically more efficient design  1992 Proceedings
9230 The VE Opportunity Assessment Technique Harold J. Heydt, Idaho Falls, ID and Jeff Parker  Value Analysis Project Identification Explains a structured query approach to aid VE practitioner in identifying potential projects.  1992 Proceedings
9231 Improvement Model For Sharpening Value Edge G. Jagannathan, CVS Value Analysis Improvement Process  An overview of improvement model followed in Tata Steel, using three key methods.  1992 Proceedings
9232 FASTPERT - A Synthesis of VE, FAST, and PERT Mark Jepperson Value Analysis FAST PERT  Provides a set of tools that combine attributes of VA, FAST, & PERT.  1992 Proceedings
9233 Three Types of Function Quantity & The Parameter Basic-Point Method  Ma Qingguo Value Analysis Function Parameter Basic Point Method  

 China 

Describes three types of Function Quantity and describes a new method called Parameter Basic-Point Method (PBPM) to define function worth  1992 Proceedings
9234 VE For Demand Analysis at Information System Development  Masafumi Wada Value Analysis Engineering Quantification Japan  Presents an idea for quantization or early actualization of potential needs for value diagnosis and evaluation.  1992 Proceedings
9235 A New Method in Function Analysis Maijing Wang, Ph.D. Value Analysis Engineering Function Analysis Geometric Analysis China  Presents 5 ways to improve function value by geometric analysis & by use of area possibility derives new method in function analysis.  1992 Proceedings