An Improved Effective Cost Review Process for Value Engineering

Table 3

Graphical illustration of form/structure cases.

Subcategory	Representative cases	Before	After	Description
Simplification	Belt carrier_whole saw-tooth (to partial saw-tooth)			① Whole saw-tooth; ② Partial saw-tooth
Elimination	Wire harness of speaker assembly_EMI core			① Speaker; ② Wire harness; ③ EMI Core
	Power supply_heat sink			① Power supply PCB; ② Frame ground circuit; ③ Heat sink
Combination	Guide and Auto Sheet Feeder (to one piece)			① Auto sheet feeder; ② Guide; ③ One piece ASF
	Cover Dust and Cover Attachment(to one piece)			① Cover dust; ② Cover attachment; ③ One piece cover dust
Rearrangement	Handset Curl cord_Modular jack (to handset PBA)			① Curl cord; ② Modular jack; ③ Curl cord and handset PBA are connected