Value Engineering Synergies with Lean Six Sigma

Chapter 4

Chapter. Comparison of VE and LSS Methodologies

A. VE and LSS Cross-Reference

Figure 4.1 overlays the Value Engineering (VE) and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) activities portrayed in Figure 2.1 and Figure 3.1. The steps in our discussion of VE and LSS represent a synthesis of information from literature and training material to provide the reader with an appreciation for the logical flow of events that transition smoothly from one activity to another, working toward a solution.

Figure 4.1 identifies correlations, similarities, differences, and opportunities for synergies between the two methodologies. Gray boxes represent the VE job plan, and white boxes represent the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology. ...