Pires, AntónioCaldeira, RitaÁvila, Paulo2023-06-122023-06-122016Pires, A., Caldeira, R., Ávila, P. (2016) Application of Functional Analysis in a Product of the Furniture Industry: Bookcase, Proceedings of 2100 Projects Association Joint Conferences, 2100 Projects Association, Vol. 4, ISSN 2183-30602183-3060http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23135The 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.engValue analysisFurniture industryFunctional analysisBookcaseCustomer needsjournal article10.26537/recipp-23135