Value Analysis
The value analysis concept describes a methodical approach to sharpening the efficiency and effectiveness of any process. The concept reviews the strengths and capabilities of value analysis and provides a detailed account of how to implement it within the organisation.
Technique Overview
Value Analysis Definition
Value analysis (VA) is a systematic interdisciplinary examination of factors affecting the cost of a product or service in order to devise means of achieving the specified purpose most economically at the required standard of quality and reliability (British Standards Institution, 1992).
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Business Evidence
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Business Application
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Further Reading
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Value Analysis references (4 of up to 20) *
- British Standard Institution (1992) Glossary of Terms Used in Management Services. BS 3138.
- California Department of Transportation (2007) Value Analysis: Project Development Procedures Manual. [online] Available at: (www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/pdpm/chap_pdf/chapt19.pdf) Accessed [19 December 2011].
- Caswell, N.S., Nikolaou, C., Sairamesh, J., Bitsaki, M., Koutras, G.D. and Iacovidis, G. (2008) Estimating Value in Service Systems: A Case Study of a Repair Service System. Service Science: Management, and Engineering, Vol. 47(1), pp.87-100.
- CIPS Australia (2007) What is a Brand? The Knowledge Club. Iss. 5, March. In CIPS Australia (2007) The Knowledge Club Compendium, Iss. 5-8.
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