ABSTRACT
The Value Engineering methodology, also referred to as the job plan, is divided into eight phases: orientation, information, function analysis, creative, evaluation, development, presentation and implementation. In many respects, the Information phase completes the activities begun in the Orientation phase. Henry A. Ball suggests that Quality Function Deployment techniques can be beneficial in the Information phase because a better understanding of customer requirements leads to a better understanding of product function. Two principal techniques have been developed to create a better understanding of function relationships: a function hierarchy logic model and the Function Analysis System Technique. The cost of the original or present method of performing the function is determined as carefully and precisely as possible given the time constraints for preparing the estimate. The Creative phase develops ideas for alternative ways to perform each function selected for further study.
