Accession Number:

AD0600394

Title:

VALUE ENGINEERING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER N J AMMUNITION ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s):

• Groudan,Jules

Report Date:

1964-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

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

Descriptors:

• *ENGINEERING
• *DOCUMENTS
• MANUFACTURING
• ECONOMICS
• METALS
• STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• MATERIALS
• PROCESSING
• INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
• PRODUCTION
• REDUCTION
• DECISION MAKING

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE