Value Analysis and Engineering Reengineered : The Blueprint for Achieving Operational Excellence and Developing Problem Solvers and Innovators

Thought leader Abate Kassa finds the U.S. government’s arbitrary cost-cutting directives of austerity measures or sequestration as a perfect example of moving in the wrong direction. Their system follows rule-sense rather than value-sense. In this book, Mr. Kassa proposes reengineered value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE) as the way to deliver superior service at a minimum cost.

By mastering the powerful re-engineered VA/VE problem-solving value methodology (PISERIA) outlined in this book, any organization regardless of industry will be able to self-diagnose problems and self-discover solutions.

The book is the product of Abate Kassa's dual lenses of experience and research over four decades. In the book, Mr. Kassa updates and upgrades VA/VE by integrating popular improvement methodologies, including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Kaizen, Business Process Reengineering, and Project Management, into the scientific method of the value methodology he dubbed PISERIA. By so doing, the author hopes to positively disrupt the status quo of the siloed thinking of these fragmented methodologies.

If you are engaged in the pursuit of excellence and are ready to make the leap from good to great, while generating an immediate payback, you will want to empower your people with an understanding of the reengineered VA/VE outlined in this book.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction : Making the Case for Value Analysis and Value Engineering

Section I : The Value Perspectives
Chapter 1 : Genesis, Goals, and Definitions
Chapter 2 : The Value Equation
Chapter 3 : Achieving Excellence
Chapter 4 : The Integrated Value-Improvement Methodologies
Chapter 5 : Change Management

Section II : The Value Methodology
Chapter 6 : Overview of Thinking Methodologies
Chapter 7 : The Preparation Phase
Chapter 8 : The Information Phase
Chapter 9 : The Speculation Phase
Chapter 10 : The Evaluation Phase
Chapter 11 : The Recommendation Phase
Chapter 12 : The Implementation Phase
Chapter 13 : The Audit Results Phase

Section III : The Value Organization
Chapter 14 : The Value Specialist Approach
Chapter 15 : The Value Team Approach
Chapter 16 : The Value Buyer Approach
Chapter 17 : The Value Supplier Approach
Chapter 18 : The Value Suggestor Approach
Chapter 19 : The Value Educator Approach
Chapter 20 : The Value-Organization Approach

Appendix A : The Value Process Dashboard
Appendix B : Value Stream Plan (What to Do, by When)
Appendix C : Value Improvement Proposal
Appendix D : Evaluation Report and Guide
Appendix E : Preparation Agenda
Appendix F : Information Agenda
Appendix G : Speculation Agenda
Appendix H : Evaluation Agenda
Appendix I : Recommendation Agenda
Appendix J : Implementation Agenda
Appendix K : Audit Results Agenda
Author
Index