An Improved Effective Cost Review Process for Value Engineering

<table class="table-group" id="tab13"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Category</td><td align="left">Subcategory</td><td align="left">Idea stimulus question</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Form/structure    </td><td align="left">Combination</td><td align="left">Can the handset cord be combined with the modular jack?</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">
                  Dimension</td><td align="left">Length/width/height/diameter reduction</td><td align="left">Can the length of CFH be reduced? </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Thickness reduction</td><td align="left">Can the gold plating in the modular handset be made thinner? </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Component</td><td align="left">Same component of a lower grade replacement</td><td align="left">Can a component be replaced with the same component of a lower grade?</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Four subcategories for PBA SUB-etc. and CFH.

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