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value engineering

the evaluation and review of a product's DESIGN, with the aim of reducing its material or manufacturing cost without impairing its function or performance. By examining all a product's components and their manufacture it may be possible to identify cheaper raw materials to replace expensive ones, or opportunities to reduce the degree of precision with which components are made. See CONCURRENT ENGINEERING, LEAN MANUFACTURING.

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Value engineering in typical construction projects is used sporadically, usually when the design team encounters a budget problem.

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In May, Airinmar began applying its Value Engineering expertise and in-house support systems to identify and deliver opportunities to reduce the cost of maintenance on a wide range of aircraft equipment, including landing gear, nacelles, avionics, hydro-mechanical, actuation, interior components and more.

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The 2018 Value Engineering Summit was sponsored by Autodesk, LACASA, Pace, CCS, CKR Consulting Engineers, Trimble, CIOB and RICS, and endorsed by the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority.

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With our knowledge of the local market, we have been successful at applying value engineering methodology to a number of projects.

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This value engineering resulted in a 15 per cent reduction in the weight of the roof, giving the client a more cost effective solution.

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The United States Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations has awarded a contract to Michael Baker International, a company involved in engineering, planning and consulting services, for its value engineering services for a variety of projects at worldwide Foreign Service posts.

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Steve Maylish and Dave Mock, Fusion Biotec and LaneOPX07.20.16 A practice initiated at the time of WWII and more recently relegated to simply shaving costs in government contract work, value engineering has experienced a healthy resurgence in the medical device space.

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As part of a negotiated procurement, Hilmarc's was one of two contractors required to submit proposals for the ICC that contained structural plans modified through value engineering. Value engineering entails adjusting the original materials and design to lower costs without changing functionality and architectural design.

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Muscat: Value engineering is what is missing in the contracting sector in Oman, according to a top-level official at Oman Society of Contractors (OSC).

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8 (BNA)-- Bahrain will adopt many initiatives in value engineering, Works Minister Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf said, underlining the importance of those initiatives for progress of projects.