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- The potential of value analysis application in the furniture industry – a case study at IKEAPublication . Pires, António; Ávila, Paulo; Putnik, Goran; Varela, Leonilde; Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela; Caldeira, RitaValue analysis methodology uses a structured and methodical job plan contemplating several steps to ensure success in its application. This paper intends to perspective the potential of value analysis application, namely in the furniture industry. To draw conclusions of this potential a case study was developed at an IKEA factory in Portugal. To characterize the customer needs in a clear language and to quantify the value of a product (a bookcase) produced in this factory, a value analysis study was developed. Functional analysis is the most known and distinctive phase of value analysis and is, nowadays, an autonomous tool. With this functional analysis, the authors intend to describe the functions that the product performs, to provide a better knowledge of the product, to evaluate the degree of satisfaction of the product through its functional performance and to facilitate the search for alternative solutions. The results obtained allowed us to reach some important conclusions about the application of value analysis in this type of industry and can be an initial step to promote the use of this tool in this kind of industry.
- Domain of applicability of Value Analysis approach in the pre-selection of resourcesPublication . Pires, António; Putnik, Goran; Ávila, PauloFor the project of an Agile/Virtual Enterprise (A/V E) the resources selection is a key factor. The output of the selection process should be prepared to guarantee quality, efficiency and cost-attractiveness, in order to ensure the agility and integrability of the A/V E. Despite the potential of Value Analysis (VA), none of the resources selection models found in the literature incorporates the VA integration. The main objective is to quantify the selection process performance with VA integrated into the pre-selection of resources in accordance with the developed model. The paper presents through the simulation results analysis, some of the benefits of VA application: greater applicability domain for candidate resources and number of tasks; and reduction of the selection time.
- Value Analysis: a way to increase the value creationPublication . Pires, António; Ávila, PauloThe value analysis is an important tool to create a value culture in organizations. It is intended to enhance the relevance of the value concept and the creation of a value culture, to foment and increment the success of the methodology application. The importance of the value analysis increases with the application in the conception phase, so it is necessary to expand the boundaries of the method utilization to every type of project or configuration models. The differentiation of a product can be defined by the constant seek in joining more and new values to the products. We pretend to provide a better knowledge of value analysis and suggest possible ways of its application to increase surplus values in the organizations.
- Resources selection for agile/virtual enterprises part il - prototype/demonstrator toolPublication . Castro, Álvaro; Pires, António; Costa, Lino; Putnik, Goran; Ávila, PauloThe process of creation/development of an AN E is not simple. Due to the large number of potential resources is important to make a selection of those who give more guarantees in terms of success in this cooperation and bring more value to A/V E. There are several projects of AN E with different approaches to the selection process. The Virtual Enterprise Architecture Reference Model (BM VEARM) project incorporates a model of resource selection. Considering the aspects of the model the main objective is the development of a tool for pre-selection of resources in MATLAB, and its integration with an algorithm for the final selection. The result is the tool named Selec_E AN V2 with the following features: Pre-selection of resources without integration of the Value Analysis (VA), with integration of VA and final selection of resources given to those mentioned cases. This tool will support the development of BM_VEARM selection model and will permit the validation of the importance of VA in the resources pre-selection.
- Application of Functional Analysis in a Product of the Furniture Industry: BookcasePublication . Pires, António; Caldeira, Rita; Ávila, PauloThe value analysis methodology uses a structured and methodical job plan contemplating several steps to assure the success in their application. The most known and distinctive phase is functional analysis, nowadays an autonomous tool of value analysis. In order to characterize the customer’s needs in a clear language and to quantify the value of a product (a bookcase) of the furniture industry, a functional analysis study was developed. With this functional analysis it is intended to describe the functions that the product performs, provide a better knowledge of the product, to evaluate the degree of satisfaction of the product through its functional performance and facilitate the search for alternative solutions.
- An Approach About the Value Analysis MethodologyPublication . Pires, António; Ávila, PauloThe markets globalization requires enterprises to continually investing in innovation, competitiveness and excellence. It is important to create a value culture in organizations, through methods such as Value Analysis (VA). We pretend to enhance the relevance of the value concept and the creation of a value culture in the organizations, in order to foment and increment their success. In this paper we intend to provide a better knowledge of value analysis and suggest possible ways of its application. These allow us to put on perspective in a sustainable way new slopes to be incorporated that contributes to increase surplus values in the enterprises.
- Value Analysis approach in the resources pre-selection of agile/virtual enterprises: Domain of applicability and selection timePublication . Pires, Antonio; Ávila, Paulo; Putnik, GoranFor the project of an Agile/Virtual Enterprise (A/V E) the resources selection is a key factor. The resources systems (output of the selection process) should be prepared to guarantee quality, efficiency and cost-attractiveness, in order to ensure the agility and integrability of the A/V E. This is a difficult matter because it can be a combinatorial and multi-criteria problem. Despite the potential of Value Analysis (VA), none of the resources selection models found in the literature incorporates the evaluation of the resources value. They approach mainly the factors cost and/or time. So, our model constitutes an innovative approach because it gives the highest importance to the value of the resources systems, through the incorporation of VA. The main objective is to quantify the selection process performance with VA integrated into the pre-selection of resources in accordance with the developed model. The paper contribution is the positive confirmation, through the simulation results analysis, of the benefits of VA integration in the resources selection process: greater applicability domain for candidate resources and number of tasks; and reduction of the selection time. In conclusion, the increased efficiency and the superior applicability domain of the model are demonstrated.