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Technical papers and presentations from SAVE International's 2011 51st annual conference.

Member Price: $75.00    Non-Member Price: $100.00

This is a 12-minute narrated PowerPoint slide show on CD-ROM. It is a true story demonstrating the application of power of the value methodology in problem solving. The project example used is providing a smoke and heat detector system for an historic mansion. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

Member Price: $20.00    Non-Member Price: $25.00

This is a CD-ROM book with accompanying Excel formats, conceptual estimating software, 2001 conceptual estimating database, operating manual for the software, and worldwide weather data for use with the HVAC Excel format. The author posts a free updated database for use with his software on November 1st each year from his website at www.dparker.com. Anyone who develops a building for a client can use this product to calculate the anticipated financing needed and rent necessary to be collected prior to designing the project. Anyone who performs a VE study on a building can use the same system to determine what the building, or project, should cost--hence, the "worth" component of the cost model. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

Member Price: $45.00    Non-Member Price: $50.00

This monograph was developed by the Lawrence D. Miles Value Foundation to demonstrate the power of the value system when applied to so-called soft applications from a wide spectrum of endeavors. These examples show the great potential of value technology to conserve and better utilize the resources and quality improvements of the nation and of the world. All of the examples contained in this publication are real projects involving multidisciplined teams under the leadership of certified value specialists.

Member Price: $6.00    Non-Member Price: $12.00

This book discusses 101 case histories resulting from the application of the VE methodology to both hardware and software, as well as system, procedural and organizational projects. The case histories are drawn from the worldwide applications of VE’s systematic approach to commercial and military projects. Discount: Purchase Parts I, II & III of Mudge's series and receive the discount price of $85.00 for the set.

Member Price: $36.00    Non-Member Price: $41.00

This book, produced in 1987 by Eleanor Miles-Walker and the Mile Value Foundation, is a tribute to Lawrence D. Miles. The "Father" of value analysis. After his passing, O'Brien collected stories, thoughts, and fond memories of Miles from his peers and compiled them into this volume. Miles was all things to value analysis. This collection will enable those who knew him well to share others' stories and will allow those who never met him to personally to get to know him.

Member Price: $15.00    Non-Member Price: $20.00

This book presents step-by-step techniques and procedures in three parts: the first part discusses the theory and fundamentals of the crucial ingredients of program management, the second part details the application of the theory and fundamentals to a program, and the third part provides meaningful supporting data. Discount: Purchase Parts I, II & III of Mudge's series and receive a discounted price of $85.00 for the set.

Member Price: $36.00    Non-Member Price: $41.00

This book presents step-by-step techniques and procedures in three parts: the first part discusses the theory and fundamentals of the crucial ingredients of program management, the second part details the application of the theory and fundamentals to a program, and the third part provides meaningful supporting data. Discount: Purchase Parts I, II & III of Mudge's series and receive a discounted price of $85.00 for the set. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

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This book is a revision of Carlos Fallon’s 1970 book, Value Analysis to Improve Productivity. The 1990 edition emphasizes how productivity can be made more interesting and pleasant for the producers themselves, and how the mind power of the entire work force can be harvested to yield technological innovations and aesthetic advances beyond what was possible yesterday. This book offers 277 pages of the latest thinking about value. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. Copies are lightly damaged. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

Member Price: $35.00    Non-Member Price: $45.00

This book is a lecture outline (11 basic lectures) and reading supplement to the course text by book, Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering by L.D. Miles.

Member Price: $35.00    Non-Member Price: $45.00

This book presents the VE systematic approach in three superbly organized parts: an in-depth examination of the theory, and fundamentals of value engineering, applications of the systematic approach, and the magnitude and wide scope of uses of the systematic approach. Discount: Purchase Mudge's three books at once for a combined discounted price of $85.00.

Member Price: $37.00    Non-Member Price: $41.00

This text, featuring state-of-the-art value methodology and application, was developed to support a formal university value engineering course, and it applies equally well in an industrial setting. Included are specialized techniques and hands-on exercises that will advance one's knowledge and skills. This text will prove a valuable resource in becoming proficient in VE practice or continuing toward individual certification goals. Although the textbook was designed in concert with the Instructor's Guide for class or group study, it can stand alone for individual use.

Member Price: $35.00    Non-Member Price: $45.00

Value engineering (VE) is widely used in the transportation industry today. The VE process outlined in this book was developed by Muthiah Kasi and his colleagues at Alfred Benesch & Company over the past 30 years. The techniques are based on work that was created by Larry Miles, Thomas J. Snodgrass, Ted Fowler, Thomas Cook, and other eminent value engineers. This book, focusing on one transportation case study, illustrates the method to create an appropriate way to address transportation needs. It is a guide on who to perform VE.

Member Price: $23.95    Non-Member Price: $29.95

Available to course instructors, for use with Parker's text of the same title.

Member Price: $90.00    Non-Member Price: $100.00

Available to course instructors, contains outlines and exam materials for conducting a course based on Parker's Value Engineering Theory text.

Member Price: $90.00    Non-Member Price: $100.00

This guide was designed to support the professor, company trainer or VE instructor in their teaching and training efforts. The comprehensive guide includes suggested topical lecture highlights, comprehensive quizzes and answers, homework assignments, midterms and final exams, and a formal packet for conducting a VE study. Overall, this work proves to be an individual resource for those who are engaged in VE educational and training instruction of self-educated study.

Member Price: $90.00    Non-Member Price: $100.00

This a CD-ROM with seven Excel and Word, one-page templates useful in conducting a value study. The templates are as follows: Life Cycle Cost, Customer FAST, Technical FAST, Weighted Evaluation, Space Model, Value Index Model for a Product, and Value Index Model for Construction.

Member Price: $15.00    Non-Member Price: $18.00

The objective of this book is to explain how the value methodology can be applied to improve the value of software, including: regulations, procedures, business practices, management systems, paperwork practices, services and organizational structure. This text provides practical knowledge in specialized techniques used in value management applications such as: flow charting, function (FAST) diagramming, determining worth, creativity, weighted evaluation, cost estimating for systems, life cycle costing, and human relations. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. Some copies are lightly damaged. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

Member Price: $45.00 Sale Price: $5.00    Non-Member Price: $55.00

The Complete Total Competitiveness Theory: The Awakening Impulse for Business to Survive, addresses “an awakening impulse for business to survive.” The book describes enhancements to the value concept, which include identifying diff erent values for the same object. Examples include: user value, producer value, environmental value, future value, phantom value and social value. Readers may be surprised in how many new aspects of the theme are considered when discussing organizations’ or individuals’ competitiveness.

Member Price: $39.99    Non-Member Price: $42.99

Value Analysis Tear-Down presents a new technology, first developed in Japan by Yoshihiko Sato, for improving existing products and creating new and better products. It combines traditional tear-down with the technologies of value analysis and value engineering. Within just a few years of its public announcement, value analysis tear-down was adopted by all 11 Japanese automobile manufacturers and many Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers as well. The process helps engineers and managers reduce costs, improve quality, continuously improve existing products, and discover opportunities for innovative change. This book is written specifically for professionals in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, and value engineering; and the managers of these professionals, including plant managers, production managers, manufacturing executives, and research and development executives.

Member Price: $33.95    Non-Member Price: $42.95

This book demonstrates the use of function hierarchy models for major projects requiring capital investment. Through the use of actual projects the role of the value analysist/engineer and the models are illustrated. Project/program planning and control through function analysis to assure meeting organization objectives is emphasized. QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. When quantities are sold out, this item will be discontinued.

Member Price: $25.00 Sale Price: $5.00    Non-Member Price: $35.00

This book blends a narrative chronology of the origins of value engineering and the evolution of SAVE with over a dozen vignettes from a key cross section of personalities within our industry. This narrative approach celebrates both the success of value engineering (we’ll typically use this term to describe the value methodology) and of SAVE International, the not-for-profit corporation that promotes, advocates for, certifies, and educates value professionals in the United States and abroad. And why not? Value engineering and SAVE are intrinsically related.

Member Price: $59.95    Non-Member Price: $74.95

In this groundbreaking book, internationally acclaimed authors demonstrate that innovation can be mastered via systematic and replicable methods. Following careful instructions and guidelines, readers discover how to foster the ingenuity that resides within all organizations and how it can be most efficiently and effectively used to create value. At the core of this book if the Function Analysis System Technique (FAST). FAST is a powerful mapping technique that graphically models projects, products, and processes in function terms and identifies function dependencies. It is an organized structure ideally suited to exploring complex issues. Readers start with the basic concepts and then move on to more advanced concepts using FAST to help their organization survive and prosper in today's global economy.

Member Price: $59.95    Non-Member Price: $74.99

Showing readers how to apply value optimization techniques to project and performance management, dramatically increasing results and efficiency, Value Optimization for Project and Performance Management is written to compliment the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the guidance published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), making it readily applicable for any project manager. This book presents methodology applied with hundreds of clients across a range of industries. Filled with practical facilitation and implementation tips. It presents a cohesive theory, structured framework, and diverse toolset, walks you through the value optimization process, showing you how to transform the way a product or process is perceived, and brims with examples, Value Optimization for Project and Performance Management provides a link to a free software demo for you to get started in applying value optimization in your own organization.

Member Price: $40.00    Non-Member Price: $54.95