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In today’s environment of growing capital project demands and escalating costs, traditional value analysis can be an essential cost control tool for project design and construction. It is the most effective tool proven to achieve the required functions at minimum cost, without sacrificing needed quality. Value analysis for business processes recognizes that money is a precious resource that must be considered as carefully as the technical viability of a project, and subscribes to the axiom that two (or more) heads are better than one to come up with the right solution. Its strength comes from the varied experiences, perspectives, and interactive dynamics of expert teams drawn from diverse fields, and the use of intended function as the criterion for evaluating designs. Our unique Value Analysis process combined with our operational expertise combined and our experience in working with personell at every level of an organization sets us apart from any business process consulting practice available. Our record can be found in our results:
File Management Network Reorganization
SVS assembled a team to develop recommendations for changes to the management and logistics system of legal file hardcopies for a large municipal records and information department. The study was focused on making the processes more efficient and effective. The existing system was a large network of ten buildings, racks of files in each buildings and a transit system of vans to carry and organize a 20 year library of records of all public legal proceedings for the city. With limited information, the team was able to plan and organize a more effective system for using existing space and create a more efficient manner for dealing with logistical and organizational data management issues. The team was able to condense operations to eight of the ten buildings and reduce the number of trips between buildings significantly. Project cost savings were 10% while the real value was in time efficiencies and reduction of misplaced files.
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