VALUE ENGINEERING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION.
Abstract
Value Engineering is often defined as a new name for the old game of Cost Reduction a rearrangement of familiar design concepts, but worst of all a synonym for production and industrial engineering. The improvement areas considered by the Value Engineer and generally applicable in its broader sense to industry as obvious areas of excessive cost are: (1) Design simplification of metal parts; (2) Materials; (3) Processes and manufacturing methods; and (4) Documentation cost. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0600394
Entities
People
- Jules Groudan
Organizations
- Picatinny Arsenal