Lesson 07

Problem Identification and VEJP

Dr. Inderdeep Singh
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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 Problem Identification

Defining the problem is the most important

step (five W’s)
• Who ? - would need it
• What ? - is needed
• When ? - is it needed
• Where ? - is it needed
• Why ? - is it needed

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 Steps in defining Problem
• Identify the Background Issues.
• Resources and constraints of the firm.
• Objective of the decision maker.
• Buyer behavior.
• Legal environment.
• Economic environment.
• Marketing and technological skills of the firm.
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 Value Engineering Job Plan
• Orientation
• Information
• Functional analysis
• Creative alternatives
• Evaluation
• Development
• Presentation
• Implementation
 Orientation Phase
✔ Identify issues

✔ Prioritize Issues
✔ Drafts scopes and objective
✔ Establish evaluation factors
✔ Determine Study Team

✔ Collect Data

✔ Prepare for value study

Source:-http://career.iresearchnet.com/career-development/orientation/
 Information Phase
• Gathering and tabulation of
information concerning the item
as presently designed

• Areas of high cost or low worth

are identified

Source:-https://www.lynda.com/Higher-Education-tutorials/Information-Literacy/368046-2.
 Functional Analysis Phase
• Function Analysis is a technique
used to identify and understand the
needs of the project, product or
service, (what does it do, what must
it do).
• Function Analysis supports creative
problem solving by moving the focus away from
the expected solution and placing the focus on the
required performance or need. Source:-http://valueanalysis.ca/functionanalysis.php
 Creative Alternatives
The Value Engineering Cycle
• Opportunity for the team to produce alternate
means of performing the functions associated with
the product, service or project.

• The goal is to generate as many ideas as possible in

a short period of time. This can be accomplished
through Function-based Brainstorming.

• All team members, including the stakeholders and

designers, participate in the creative brainstorming
session.
Source:-https://www.goconqr.com/en/examtime/blog/brainstorming-with-mind-maps
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 Evaluation Phase
• The ideas generated from the Creative Phase are
systematically evaluated, screened prioritized and
short-listed for their potential to save cost and/or
value.

• Ideas found to be irrelevant or not worthy of

additional study are disregarded.

• Those ideas that represent the greatest potential

for cost savings and improvements are selected for
development.
Source:-http://www.slideshare.net/manumelwin/evaluation-and-making-modification-phase-od-process

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 Development Phase

• The objective of the Development Phase is to

develop the idea/alternative in sufficient detail
for the idea to be compared the originally
proposed solution.

• It enables the proposals to be developed

systematically and evaluated against the
proposed solution.
Source:-http://www.m2mit.uk/services/development/

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 Presentation Phase
• The Presentation Phase is the team's
opportunity to present the proposals
in better way than the originally
proposed solution.

• It is also an opportunity for decision

makers to question the team and
assess the depth of analysis that has
taken place.

Source:-https://www.englishtrackers.com/english-blog/powerpoint-presentations-what-not-to-write/

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 Implementation phase
• Develop an implementation
plan

• Execute the plan

• Monitor the plan to completion

Source:-http://www.sixsigmadaily.com/how-to-implement-six-sigma-in-an-organization/

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Thank
You