CVS Application Across Industries 2

Question 1

In highway construction projects, Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs) are most commonly submitted by which party?

Accepted Answer

The construction contractor

Answer

The end users of the highway

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The state legislature

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The environmental review board

Question 2

Federal-aid highway projects in the United States require a formal Value Engineering study when the project exceeds what general condition?

Accepted Answer

A statutory cost threshold on the National Highway System

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Projects using union labor

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Projects lasting more than one year

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Any project involving a bridge

Question 3

In the manufacturing industry, value analysis applied to an existing product line primarily targets which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Reducing cost of poor-value components while maintaining function

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Increasing the number of parts for flexibility

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Eliminating customer requirements

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Extending design schedules

Question 4

A VE study in the healthcare construction sector must give special weight to which constraint compared with typical commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Regulatory codes and infection control requirements

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Parking lot aesthetics

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Corporate branding colors

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Employee vacation schedules

Question 5

In the software industry, applying value methodology to feature development most closely resembles which practice?

Accepted Answer

Prioritizing features by user function and development cost

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Writing more lines of code per feature

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Increasing server capacity

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Extending release cycles indefinitely

Question 6

When a VE team evaluates a water treatment plant design, which function analysis focus is most industry-specific?

Accepted Answer

Treat water to required quality standards at lowest life-cycle cost

Answer

Maximize the building footprint

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Use only imported equipment

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Match the architecture of nearby buildings

Question 7

In the aerospace and defense industry, VECP incentive clauses are governed in U.S. federal contracts primarily by which framework?

Accepted Answer

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

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OSHA standards

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The Uniform Commercial Code

Answer

ISO 14001