An Applied Transition from Traditional Arrangements (Cost-Driven) Towards Enterprise (Value-Driven), Enriching the Performance of Large Infrastructure Projects

There is no argument against the need to achieve other value types in infrastructure projects to meet the actors' expectations and broader organizational goals. The value engineering approach, later adjusted under the term 'value management,' achieves desired functions at the lowest cost through a set of workshop activities. Integrating value...

A formula to measure the effect of police interventions

Currently, there is not a clear and well-defined metric available that can be used to measure safety and in turn justify resource allocation within the police Department. This metric will help decision-makers understand the situation better prior to taking major decisions. The large amount of data available to the police is not yet used to its...

Experimental and simulation-based investigations of marine diesel engine performance against static back pressure

After-treatment technologies are adopted in automobiles and ships to meet strict emission regulations, which increase exhaust back pressure. Furthermore, underwater exhaust systems are employed on board ships to save space, and reduce noise and pollution on working decks. However, water at exhaust outlet creates a flow resistance for the...

Lifecycle Cost Model Development for through-life effectiveness tracking

The objectives of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence are not changed since the start of the Cold War, but the execution has dramatically changed. From a single enemy in the east to many smaller threats all over the world. Due to this change also the public opinion over the Netherlands Ministry of Defence is changed, which has drawn more...

Towards value increase in urban regeneration: A study of how value engineering could be used in order to increase the value of urban regeneration projects

By the means of urban regeneration, municipalities aim to increase the current value of an urban area. This so called ‘value improvement’ is obtained when extra performances achieved by urban regeneration outrun the life cycle costs for it. This implies that if both parameters are quantified the decision making process becomes more transparent....

Innovation of the runway system maintenance strategy at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol using the Value Operations Methodology

The main goal of this research is to create and analyse a series of alternative runway system maintenance strategies for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. For the analysis, a trade-off framework is built to determine whether these alternatives are an improvement over the current strategy. This framework thus assists the decision making process...

Value Engineering: An optimization tool for public works organizations; Improving the Value for Money at Rijkswaterstaat

Public infrastructure is an essential ingredient for the economic development of society. Historically, public infrastructure projects have been an exclusive task of governments. However, pressure on capacity and the environment exerted by competitive economic development has forced many governments to adopt “regulatory capitalism” measures....

Functional requirements for a software cost database

Cost estimation of software development and control of the cost during the development, are difficult due to the lack of useful cost figures from previous projects, and consequently due to the lack of an accurate cost estimation and management method. This report describes the results of the first phase of a study to develop a software cost...