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Objectives
At the end of the course, participants are expected to:
-Have basics concerning the concept of value
-Understand the importance of perception and know how to assess it
-Know how to obtain feedback on value
-Be able to transfer their knowledge into design specifications
-Be familiar with the impacts of design on a product
Target Attendees / Participants
This module is targeted to current master of engineering students who aim to apply life cycle assessment to specific waste technologies or waste management systems for systematic evaluation of their environmental performances.
Course Content by Units
In this course, students will receive a presentation of:
-The concept of value
-Customer feedback on value and how to obtain it
-Quality function deployment
-Product design specification
-Tools and techniques for functional analysis
-Cost analysis
Teaching Methods
The course includes:
- introductory note explaining aim and structure of the course, and used methodology as well
- ex cathedra lecturing illustrated by number of examples
- review of main topics in the end of each lecturing unit
Literature
Andersson, Tomas/Bergmann, Inger/Björk, Olav/Ericsson, Lars-Gunnar (2006): Value management. SIS Förlag AB: Stockholm.
British Standard BS EN 12973 (2000) Value Management. British Standards Institution
Dallas, M.F. (2006) Value and Risk Management: A Guide to Best Practice. Oxford: Blackwell
Office of Government Commerce (OGC) (2010), Management of Value, The Stationery Office
Stewart, Robert B. (2005): Fundamentals of Value Methodology. Xlibris Corporation
Stewart,
Robert B. (2010): Value Optimization for Project and Performance
Management. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey.
The Institute of Value Management, (2013) Value Management Techniques [internet], Available from www.ivm.org.uk/techniques
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