Techniques Of Training In Value Engineering: Trainers Manual

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Notion Press, Jul 5, 2018 - Technology & Engineering - 276 pages

B L A S T. C R E A T E.  R E F I N E.

Oh no! This is not referring to dynamites, rocks and diamonds, but the exploration of a unique power of the human mind — creative imagination.
BLAST = Take off the beaten path
CREATE = Unusual idea
REFINE = Develop the idea to perform a basic function in a novel way

There are problems in all spheres of life; that’s where we come in. Problems may be related to production, engineering, technology, purchasing, marketing, management, society, etc. Value engineering shows a unique way of solving problems, creatively.

What is creativity?
How do you define a problem? 
Where does one find a solution?
Which of the solutions is the best?

What… where… when… who… how … which?  Find the answers in Techniques Of Training In Value Engineering.

This book is designed based on tested and proven techniques to aid in the training of prospective trainers in value engineering. It is so easy and so profitable! The only requirement is dedication and confidence.

 

Contents

Foreword
GENERAL GUIDELINES
CONCEPTS AND CLASSES OF VALUE
JOB PLAN PHASES
TEAM WORK
SELECTION PHASE
INFORMATION PHASEI
INFORMATION PHASEII
SPECULATION PHASE PARTII
EVALUATION PHASE PARTI
EVALUATION PHASE PARTII
SEMINAR ON
List of VEVM Handouts Forming Part of Course Material
HandOuts for General Reading
Team Games
Copyright

SPECULATION PHASE PARTI

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About the author (2018)

The author is a scientist turned engineer with 62 years of working experience. He has about 2 decades of experience as a lecturer in technical fields of study. Out of his 25 years of service in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (at BHEL he was an Industrial Engineer for 7 years and for the last 8 years, was In-charge of Prototype Development Centre, a specially created workshop by BHEL Management based on his proposal to develop Import Substitutes and low cost technologies).
In BHEL, he attended and also organized, innumerable courses by outside faculties for Engineer Trainees; he conducted many programs on Value Engineering (VE) and Productivity    specializing in Techniques of Creative Problem Solving.
His 2 decades of efforts in mastering VE techniques, culminated in acquiring the most coveted professional certificate in VE — CERTIFIED  VALUE  SPECIALIST  (CVS)  from the Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) in 1988.

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