Value Management Practice 2019
- Discuss value analysis with experts - on an international level
- Hear a keynote speaker from the top management of John Deere
- Expand your professional network
- Bring your knowledge up to date

The "Value Management Practice 2019" Conference offers you the unique opportunity to exchange ideas with international experts in the field of value analysis. The event is based on the motto: “Grounded for the future - cost an innovation go hand in hand”. Professionals from the fields of value analysis and value management are called upon to participate in the conference with their contributions.
Grounded for the future – cost an innovation go hand in hand
The motto of the conference “Grounded for the future - cost and innovation go hand in hand“ wants to sensitize people for this situation and encourage at the same time to confront the contradictions and understand them as a challenge for a successful project work.
The 19th Value Management Conference in Germany will be an international conference. It provides the opportunity for all people interested in VA/VE to look beyond one's own horizon and to enrich the own experience through the exchange with colleagues from all around the world.
Program
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09:00 | Registration |
10:00 | Opening and Welcome |
10:15 | Welcome and introduction of the hosting company John Deere Dr. Volker Knickel, Global Director Mid Tractor Line, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, Mannheim, Germany |
Moderation: Jürg M. Ammann | |
10:30 | Establishing a cost management strategy in the early development phases of new Tractors
Dr. Jens Meier, Manager Cost Accounting & Experimental Costing und Elma Vroege, M. Sc., Project Coordinator Design-to-Cost, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, Mannheim, Germany |
11:00 | Integration of value analysis at Marquardt GmbH
Dipl. Betriebswirt Jörg Dreher, Team Leader VAVE Global and Sven Schilling, Value Analysis Engineer, Marquardt GmbH, Rietheim Weilheim, Germany |
11:30 | A proposition for a maturity model for Value Management programs
Timme Hendriksen, M. Sc., Value manager, Value FM, Vleuten, The Netherlands |
12:00 | Comprehensive discussion |
12:30 | Lunch |
Moderation: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Lohe | |
13:30 | Cross-company value analysis of a cement mill and its drive
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Dirk Hoffmann, Teamleader Development, Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dr.-Ing. / Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Jörg Marchthaler, Managing Director, Value Coaching Marchthaler, Blankenheim, Germany |
14:00 | Value Analysis and Value Engineering in Plant Engineering – Easy going or too hard to handle?
Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Meindl, Managing Director, Krehl & Partner Unternehmensberatung GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany |
14:30 | Inertia of Idea
Mahmoud Abdallah B. Sc., Mechanical Engineer, Egyptian Institute of Value Studies, Cairo, Egypt |
15:00 | Coffee Break |
Moderation: Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Unger | |
15:30 | E-Mobility is taking off! Automotive industry is facing a fundamental transition from combustion engine to electric vehicles
Dipl.-Ing MBA Christian Speuser, Director Consulting, FEV Consulting GmbH, Aachen, Germany |
16:00 | Innovation and value management – Impact of a digital world on product design and development processes
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Susan Bremer, Managing Partner, KUPFER.ROT GbR, Moritzburg, Germany |
Key Note: Dr. Bernhard Haas, Senior Vice President A&T Global Tractor Platform, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, Mannheim, Germany | |
17:00 | Award ceremony of the VDI Value Management Award presented by Dr.-Ing. Marc Pauwels and Dr. Bernhard Haas |
17:30 | Get-together At the end of the first conference day we kindly invite you to use the relaxed and informal atmosphere for in-depth conversations with other participants and speakers. |
Moderation: Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Hahn | |
09:00 | Learn to Speak “Functionese”
Ginger R. Adams, Principal/Owner, Advantage Facilitation Services, Fort Collins, USA |
09:30 | A methodology for team building Applying VA/VE “Understanding the difference in context”
Tomomi Kumasaka, Cabin Attendant, All Nippon Airways Co.,Ltd., Japan |
10:00 | Value Management – A fundamental discipline for performance improvement
Michael Graham, Managing Partner, Michael Graham Consultancy, Stirling, UK |
10:30 | Coffee Break |
Moderation: Prof. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Erich Sigel | |
11:00 | Competence 4.0 – From Homo sapiens to Homo digitalis
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Johann Hofmann, Founder and Venture Architect von ValueFacturing®, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, Regensburg, Germany |
11:30 | Value Design Thinking‘ to improve projects in Business Analysis (IT/Orga projects for company digitalization)
Olaf de Hemmer, Senior Consultant, SAV+, c° Mark Company, Archamps, France |
12:00 | Comprehensive discussion |
12:30 | Lunch |
Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Jörg Marchthaler | |
14:00 | Industrial Park development using Value Analysis
Istvan Tarjani, Managing Director and Ariella Janka Tarjani, FOKUSZ-2 Ltd., Budapest, Hungary |
14:30 | A Methodology for Evaluating and Improving a Value of Sports Business Applying VA/VE
Chikara Sekita, Consultant and President, AC&T Institute, Tokyo, Japan |
15:00 | Value Engineering: A vital Approach for Solving Engineering Problems
Dr. Emad Shublaq, Director, Pmrt Consultants, Erskinville, Australia |
15:30 | Coffee Break |
16:00 | Development cost calculation as a fundimental factor for project success
Dr.-Ing. Horst Schmidt, Managing Director and Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) Florian Brandmeier, Project Manager, AWS Systemtechnik GmbH, Au-Hallertau, Germany |
16:30 | Harnessing the Full Power of the Value Methodology
Martyn Richard Phillips B. Sc., Director, Major Projects Optimization, Team Focus-VMI Inc., St. Alberta, Canada |
17:00 | Conclusion and closing remarks |
17:15 | End of the Conference |
Company visit to John Deere & Daimler | |
08:30 | Welcome and company Introduction at John Deere Forum Mannheim |
09:00 | Departure to John Deere Bruchsal |
09:45 | Tour in Cab Assambley and EPDC |
12:15 | Lunch |
13:00 | Departure to Daimler |
14:00 | Welcome and Introduction to Plant Mannheim |
14:45 | Tour Assembly Heavy Duty Engine Platform (HDEP) & Machining cylinder crankcase |
16:30 | End of the tour |
The framework programme of the conference
2 special days, on May 21, 2019, accompany the meeting "Value Management Practice 2019":
1: Werte erkennen und Performance steigern
2: Value Management in Infrastructure, Value for Taxpayers Money
At the end of the 1st day of the conference, the VDI Wissensforum and John Deere, invites you to a relaxing and informal get-together. Here, you can use the opportunity to expand your network and exchange ideas in-depth with participants and speakers.
Within the framework of an organised tour on May 24, 2019 you will have the opportunity to visit the company John Deere GmbH & Co. KG (Tour in Cab Assembly and EDPC) & Daimler AG (Tour Assembly Heavy Duty Engine Platform (HDEP) & Machining cylinder crankcase).
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Would you like to participate in the “Value Management Practice 2019" International Conference and take a look at the future of value analysis together? Would you like to expand your network and interact on international top levels? Then book your place now.
Jürg M. Ammann ammann projekt management / Karlsruhe
Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Hahn TMG Consultants GmbH / Stuttgart
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Lohe Fachbereich 4 Maschinenbau Universität Siegen / Siegen
Dr. Jörg Marchthaler Value Coaching Marchthaler / Blankenheim
Dr. Jens Meier John Deere GmbH & Co. KG John Deere Werk Mannheim / Mannheim
Dr.-Ing. Marc Pauwels Krehl & Partner GmbH & Co. KG / Karlsruhe
Prof. Erich Sigel Sigel GmbH Managementmethoden / Kirchheim
Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Unger Cappeln
Elma Vroege John Deere GmbH & Co. KG John Deere Werk Mannheim / Mannheim
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