2-Day Online Workshop · 17–18 June 2026

VAVE Excellence:
Driving Value Through
Engineering & Innovation

Optimize Cost | Enhance Value | Engineer Smarter Decisions.

📅 17-18 June 2026

🕘 2 Days
(16 Hours)

🖥️ Online

🏅 Participation
Certification
Included

About the Program

Optimize Cost. Enhance Value. Engineer Smarter Decisions.

In today's competitive environment, organizations must enhance value while controlling costs. This program introduces Value Analysis & Value Engineering (VAVE) as a structured methodology to improve efficiency, optimize performance, and drive innovation without compromising quality.

Participants will develop the ability to focus on function over form, identify cost-value gaps, apply structured innovation techniques, and deliver practical solutions with measurable business impact.

✓Improve product & process efficiency.
✓Identify and eliminate unnecessary costs.
✓Apply functional analysis & VAVE job plan.
✓Generate innovative, cost-effective solutions.
✓Make better engineering & business decisions.

Who Should Attend

Designed for Professionals Across Industries

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Engineers & Technical Leaders

Design, product, manufacturing, and project engineers seeking cost-value optimization skills.

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Procurement & Supply Chain

Professionals looking to deliver value at every stage of the supply and procurement cycle.

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Operations & Quality

Operations, maintenance, and quality professionals driving efficiency and performance.

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Students & Graduates

Industry-ready graduates and early-career engineers building a competitive edge.

How VAVE Creates Impact

A Structured Approach to Value Creation

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Focuses on Function Over Form

Prioritizes what truly matters to deliver the required performance at the right cost.

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Identifies Cost vs. Value Gaps

Highlights opportunities where cost does not match the value delivered to the end customer.

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Encourages Structured Innovation

Promotes creative thinking through a systematic, proven, and repeatable approach.

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Enables Implementable Solutions

Delivers real-world, feasible solutions with measurable and sustainable business impact.

Industry Coverage

⚙️ Engineering

🔗 Supply Chain

🚗 Automotive

🏭 Manufacturing

✈️ Aerospace

🏗️ Infrastructure

⚡ Energy

🚢 Maritime

📦 Consumer Goods

Course Curriculum

10 Power-Packed Chapters

A structured two-day learning journey from VAVE fundamentals and functional thinking through creativity, evaluation, life-cycle costing and implementation.

📚 Day 1 — Foundation & Functional Thinking

Value Methodology Basics

Fundamentals, objectives & evolution of VAVE. Understanding "Value" and the improvement approach.

Project Selection

Identifying high-impact opportunities. Selection criteria & business alignment.

Information Phase

Importance of accurate data collection. Data types & practical examples.

Function Analysis

Understanding & defining functions. Basic vs. secondary functions. Practical exercises.

FAST — Function Analysis System Technique

FAST concept & structure. Diagram development steps. Exercises & case applications.

🚀 Day 2 — Application & Decision Making

Creativity Phase

Idea generation techniques. Brainstorming principles. Function-based ideation.

Evaluation Phase

Idea filtering & selection. Decision criteria & comparisons.

Life Cycle Costing

Cost analysis across lifecycle. Break-even & ROI concepts. Practical problem-solving.

Development Phase

Refinement of solutions. Prototyping & implementation approach. Cross-functional coordination.

Presentation Skills

Structuring impactful presentations. Communicating value proposals effectively to stakeholders.

Mr. Amit Kumar Ghosh, CVS-Life

CVS-Life Certified Value Engineering Expert

Former Senior Member, Value Engineering Group, Tata Steel

Your Trainer

Learn from a Globally Recognized VAVE Practitioner

A CVS-Life certified Value Engineering expert with over four decades of industry experience in leading large-scale VAVE initiatives that delivered significant, measurable cost savings across manufacturing, steel, and engineering sectors.

40+ Years of Industry Experience

CVS-Life Certified Value Engineering Expert

VP Global Affairs, INVEST

Tata Steel Former Senior Member, VE Group

CVS-Life certified by SAVE International.
Led VAVE initiatives delivering significant cost savings.
Vice President (Global Affairs) at INVEST.
Administrator & Finance Executive, INVEST Certification Board.
Practitioner with decades of real-world experience.
Focus on practical implementation, not just theory.

Limited Seats · Maximum Impact

Ready to Make Smarter, Value-Focused Decisions?

Join this intensive 2-day online workshop and gain a structured approach to cost optimization, value creation, and engineering excellence.

Enrol

Submit your registration and complete the process to secure your seat.

Attend

Join the intensive 2-day online workshop covering all 10 VAVE chapters.

Get Certified

Complete the program and receive your Participation Certificate.

📞 +91 98196 34596 ✉ contact@cemsindia.org

Program Fee: ₹25,000 inclusive of taxes · Participation Certificate Included