SAVE Asia Regional Event – Value Engineering Learning Session 2

By Satoko Uesugi – Director of International Affairs, Society of Japanese Value Engineering

Following our successful first Value Engineering Learning Session on March 25, 2022, the second virtual regional event organized by the SAVE International Asia Region titled “Value Engineering (VE) Lesson Session 2” was held on July 1, 2022. Over 40 individuals participated from Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and UAE.

Mr. Rajan Nagre and Dr. Sonal Shivagunde were invited to speak under the title “Enhancing Effectiveness of Medical Oxygen Management System at Hospital – A Case Study of Application of Value Management in Social Sector.” This presentation was awarded best paper of the year at the SAVE 2022 Value Summit.

The event was conducted according to the following agenda:

  1. Welcome
  2. Initiation Session – Videos from SAVE President
  3. Technical Presentation – Mr. Rajan Nagre and Dr. Sonal Shivagunde
  4. Q&A
  5. Conclusion

We are happy to receive many positive comments from the participants, such as:

  • “Superb execution! True example of ‘Value for Life’!”
  • “Excellent case study. We know about in automotive industries. It is unique case study in healthcare. Hearty congrats to the whole team for superb implementation of VA VE.”
  • “The emotional quotient was priceless…possibly the single-most Intangible benefit as a takeaway!”
  • “Congratulation team and your valuable VE methodology to this kind of crisis.”
  • “It’s a great project in health domain, during a stressful time. Kudos to the team and mentor for their Never Say Die attitude.”

We would like to solicit members in our group so we can continue and further improve future activities. Regardless of your level of experience in the Value Methodology (VM) or membership in SAVE or VM-related societies, if you are interested in learning and exchanging insights about VM, you are welcome to join. Below is a list of channels you can reach us:

After you join the group, we will notify you on the schedules of the future programs and other announcements. Your contact information would be kept confidential and strictly used for the intended purpose only.

To the Learning Session 2 Attendees:

You are entitled to receive 2 PDUs; however, some of you have not left your email ID and we cannot send certification points to you. Please send an email to Satoko Uesugi at uesugi@sjve.org ASAP if you think this may be your case.