Advanced Value Group, LLC

Consultant Profiles Jim Rains Kenneth Crow Javier W. Masini

Overview Value Analysis/Value Engineering Tear-down Analysis Lean Manufacturing Lean Engineering Target Costing Supplier Development Material Flow Analysis Indirect Labor Analysis Product Development Assessment Design for Manufacturability/Assembly Design to Cost and Cost Management Product Development Process Definitions and Improvement Product Launch Process Quality Function Deployment Requirements Definition and Product Planning Voice of the Customer

SAVE Certified Module I SAVE Certified Module II Train the Trainer Value Engineering and Target Costing Tear-Down Workshop Complete Summary of NPD/IPD Training Best Practices of Integrated Product Development Concept Development Design for Manufacturability/Assembly Design for Serviceability Design to Cost Design of Experiments Integrated Product & Process Development Managing Product Development Mistake-proofing by Design Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Consultant Profiles

James Rains is an internationally recognized consultant that specializes in value analysis, value engineering, target costing and lean manufacturing. He has over thirty years of experience in automotive and other industry segments. He is a Certified Value Specialist through SAVE International and has a proven track record in helping clients reduce costs and improve customer value.

Kenneth Crow is an experienced trainer and recognized consultant in product development and manufacturing. In addition to assisting many clients improve their product development process and manufacturing operations, he has conducted over 200 workshops publicly and for individual clients. He has been a frequent speaker and moderator for conferences on new product development, manufacturing, information technology and cost management. He is past President of the Society of Concurrent Product Development and is a Certified New Product Development Professional.

Javier Masini Prof. Masini is an Industrial Engineer specialized in Lean Manufacturing. He is also a certified Associated Value Specialist by SAVE International. He is President of Mudanai Engineering, training and consulting companies in Lean Manufacturing, Simulation and Value Engineering. He is head of the Operations Management section at the School of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Panamericana (located in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Aguascalientes). Javier has been working as a professor for that institution for over 10 years teaching Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Quality Control, Operations Management and Simulation.

Javier is also a trainer in these fields (Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Quality Control, Operations Management and Simulation) for institutions like Lean Six Sigma Institute de Mexico, and Instituto Jalisciense de la Calidad (Governments’ office promoting Quality Management Systems in the region). In this latter institute, he has been one of the 15 jurors for the Jalisco's Award for Quality. He is the President of “Instituto de Ingenieros Industriales de Occidente”, Senior Chapter 252 for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).

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