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SL 1 in Value Engineering

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Welcome to the court of Emperor

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar


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Noble men! There is a very

important matter before

the court today.

Noble men! There is a very

important matter before

the court today.

The raw material price is shooting up. The material cost of a sword has gone up by

Rs.10 . And …. We are adding 50,000

soldiers to our army this year.

The raw material price is shooting up. The material cost of a sword has gone up by

Rs.10 . And …. We are adding 50,000

soldiers to our army this year.

I want to handle this situation without

increasing the taxes. Please

give your valuable

suggestions as to how we should face

this situation.

I want to handle this situation without

increasing the taxes. Please

give your valuable

suggestions as to how we should face

this situation.


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!!??

Why everyone’s quiet?

Birbal! I am surprised that you too have

become silent!!

Why everyone’s quiet?

Birbal! I am surprised that you too have

become silent!!


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!!??

Your Majesty, I have six ideas

which can reduce the cost of a sword by atleast Rs.20

without compromising the functional requirements.

Your Majesty, I have six ideas

which can reduce the cost of a sword by atleast Rs.20

without compromising the functional requirements.


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!!??

Brilliant!.Tell us those

ideas.

Brilliant!.Tell us those

ideas.


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Presently, the hilt has 7

parts. The proposed

design will have 4 .

Presently, the hilt has 7

parts. The proposed

design will have 4 .

Existing Design

7 parts

New Idea

4 parts

Part Count Reduction


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For the new hilt,instead of

designing exclusive rivets, we can use

the rivets of daggers.

For the new hilt,instead of

designing exclusive rivets, we can use

the rivets of daggers.

Part Commonisati

on

x


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When the Shah of Persia was our

Guest last month ,I observed that the

hilt in his sword does not have a

curved portion. We can design similar

hilts for our experienced

soldiers.

When the Shah of Persia was our

Guest last month ,I observed that the

hilt in his sword does not have a

curved portion. We can design similar

hilts for our experienced

soldiers.

Benchmarking

New IdeaExisting Design

Curved portion


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Alternate Material

Blade

Sheath

Copper

Steel

The sheath which houses the blade is

made of copper now.

We can switch over to Alloy steel which is

cheaper.

The sheath which houses the blade is

made of copper now.

We can switch over to Alloy steel which is

cheaper.


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Weight Reduction

Blade

Sheath

Since alloy steel is stronger than copper, we can

reduce the thickness by 0.5 mm which will save material

Since alloy steel is stronger than copper, we can

reduce the thickness by 0.5 mm which will save material

2 mm 1.5 mm

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