The use of Target Costing and Value Engineering at ALSTOM Company
2010 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Abstract
Title: The use of Target Costing and Value Engineering at ALSTOM Company
Due date: May 29, 2010
Course: 2FE08E, Bachelor Thesis, 15 Credits
Authors: Sandra Lange, Jacques du Boÿs, Karsten Seibert
Advisor: Paul Scarbrough
Examiner: Jan Alpenberg
Key terms: Value engineering; Target costing; Benchmarking;
Product development process; Stage-Gate System
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify the use of value engineering and target costing at ALSTOM and to compare it to the current theory.
Method: The thesis is built on the case study approach. The empirical data is gathered in semi-structured interviews of ALSTOM employees. To analyse the data, the qualitative method is chosen.
Conclusion: The conclusion of this thesis is that ALSTOM is using a lot of target costing and value engineering tools. The use of these tools differ from department to department, even they have a standardize Stage-Gate process for the product development.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010.
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-6498OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-6498DiVA, id: diva2:326716
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
2010-06-292010-06-232010-06-29Bibliographically approved