I. Introduction

• Terminology;

• Aims;

• Application fields;

• Value analysis process;

• Process specificity.

II. Standards

III. Needs analysis

• SPIN;

• Need;

• Applicant, customer;

• Supplier;

• Product, usage, system.

III. Managing a value anaysis team

• Formalizing the problem;

• Choice of the participants & team building;

• Role of each team member;

• Process & objectives;

• Work plan of a “Value Analysis”.

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IV. Search for solutions

• List of requirements;

• Elements of the external contexts;

• Combination of the ideas;

• Hierarchisation & valorization of the functions.

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V. Phases

• Action orientation;

• Information research;

• Functional analysis;

• Solutions search & evaluation;

• Provisional assessment;

• Delivery control.

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VI. Tools

• Environment chart;

• Functional tree structure;

• FAST Diagram;

• Criteria list;

• Functional hierarchy;

• Cross-sorting method;

• Summary.

VII. Specifications

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VIII. VA project & assessment

• Synthesis;

• Assessment of acquired knowledge;

• Implementation within the company.