Value
Engineering (VE), Value Management (VM) and Value
Analysis (VA) are terms that refer to function oriented problem-solving techniques
that have been successfully applied by CSI
world-wide to improve
performance, quality, optimize capital and life cycle costs and “add value” to products and services.
Value Engineering is a
rigorous and systematic examination of both products and services to eliminate
“non-value” adding costs through “teamwork.”
The CSI technique utilizes
cross-functional teams in a creative
workshop environment to study such areas as designs, manufacturing processes,
construction and administrative procedures. The CSI
unique problem-solving technique is utilized to analyze product / process designs,
engineering concepts or construction approaches. It is not limited to
the capital cost of the project, but extends to evaluate the overall life
cycle costs as well.
The
objectives of Value Engineering (VE) activities are to:
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Design
and build the most cost effective products and services consistent with required performance, reliability, quality and safety.
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Achieve the “best value” at the lowest life-cycle costs.
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Train our Clients to reuse the Value Methodology on
a continuous long-term
basis.
CSI presents a unique methodology and the opportunity to our Clients to make a
step change, not just an incremental change in the way they do their
business. We help our Clients to build creative and more productive
teams by using their project personnel in teams during the VE workshop
process.
CSI's approaches Value Engineering
as not a review process,
but a creative and a clean sheet approach to find innovative solutions that optimize the
cost and performance of a product or service without sacrificing our Clients
values, goals and objectives.
CSI offers a unique partnership with our Clients in creative thinking to help
them identify, document and implement the "best
value" solutions.
