1. LAPTOP SELECTION Using Value Engineering By Mazen A. Al-Juaid August 13, 2005 CEM 512 Value Engineering

2. Job Plan Information Phase Information Phase Speculation Phase Speculation Phase Evaluation Phase Evaluation Phase Development Phase Development Phase Implementation Phase Implementation Phase

3. Information Phase What is the project? What is the project? To select a Laptop among the available brands for personal use

4. Information Phase Consultation records:  Jarir bookstore  Compu me

5. Information Phase Performance criteria:  Provide a laptop with the following features:  Processor type: Intel Centrino  Processor speed: 1.7 GHz  System memory: 512 MB RAM  Hard drive capacity: 60 GB  Operating system: Windows XP Professional

6. Information Phase What is the function? What is the function? VerbNoun processpersonal data Why Process personal data Purchase a laptop FunctionHow To make any job easier

7. Speculation Phase Generated ideas:  Toshiba  Dell  HP  Siemens  Acer  Sony

8. Evaluation Phase IdeaAdvantageDisadvantage Toshiba  Low maintenance cost  Heavy weight Dell  Nice looking  Short battery life HP  Low maintenance cost  Nice looking  Heavy weight  Short battery life Siemens  Low initial cost  Light weight  High maintenance cost Acer  Low initial cost  Not nice looking Sony  Light weight  Long battery life  High initial cost

9. Evaluation Phase A.Initial CostB. Maintenance Cost C. Battery lifeD. Weight E. AestheticF. Obsolescence 1.Minor preference 2.Medium preference 3.Major preference A-2 A/DA-2 B/CD-2E-1 D-2C/E D-2 A B C D BCDE Raw score Average weight A1010 B33 C44 D99 E44 F11 A-3 B-2 C-2 D-2 E-2 E F

10. Evaluation Phase Obsolescence Aesthetic Weight Battery life Maintenance Cost Initial Cost 1.Toshiba 2.Dell 3.HP 4.Siemens 5.Acer 6.Sony 10349 2541 3313 3422 Total Weight 73 90 87 1 5 4 3 Ranking 6 4 5 4 2 4 4 5154 4344 1245 119 114 100 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 5 1.Toshiba 2.Dell 3.HP 4.Siemens 5.Acer 6.Sony 3

11. Development Phase Siemens: Processor type: Intel Centrino Processor speed: 1.7 GHz System memory: 512 MB RAM Hard drive capacity: 60 GB Drives included: DVD-Dual Screen: 15.1” LCD XGA color Modem speed: 56 Kbps wireless communications: wireless LAN 802.11b/g Operating system: Windows XP Professional Warranty: 3 Years

12. Development Phase 0 SR 4,399 SR 600 (SR 800) 6 3 SR 300/year Life Cycle Cost Initial Cost: SR 4,399 Replace Battery (3 years): SR 600 Annual Maintenance: SR 300 Salvage: (SR 800) P = SR 4,399 + SR 600 (P/F, 5%, 3) + SR 300 (P/A, 5%, 6) – SR 800 (P/F, 5%, 6) = SR 4,379

13. Implementation Phase The decision was made to buy the Siemens laptop