Cost Value Engineering
Cost Value Engineering at H&Z is a precise, engineering-driven discipline. We combine deep technical insight with hands-on teardown work in our H&Z HIVE workshop to reveal how products can be redesigned for better performance, lower cost and more efficient production. Supported by our proprietary costing tool, we turn engineering expertise into measurable and lasting impact.
A Smarter Way to
Enhance Product Value
Modern products face rising material costs, complex supply chains and increasing sustainability demands. True improvement requires more than negotiation or spreadsheet analysis. It requires understanding the product itself.
Our CVE approach provides this clarity. By examining products in detail, understanding their functional value and linking design decisions to cost drivers, we help clients discover performance potential that conventional methods overlook.
The result is improved manufacturability, reduced cost and stronger product competitiveness.
How we create Impact
Product Understanding
The process begins by exploring the product’s architecture, intended functions and performance requirements. This establishes a solid view of what defines value and where improvement potential is likely to sit.
Cost and Value Assessment
Materials, production routes and component-level complexity are analysed to reveal structural cost drivers. This creates an objective foundation for identifying meaningful optimisation opportunities.
Engineering Concept Development
Insights are translated into tangible design concepts that improve manufacturability, remove unnecessary complexity and reduce cost while preserving or enhancing performance.
Implementation Support
Concepts are guided towards real-world application through collaboration with engineering, procurement and manufacturing teams, ensuring that identified improvements can be realised effectively.
Cost Value Engineering Expertise
This is where we bring together analysis, engineering and execution to deliver measurable results.
Product Teardown & Benchmarking
Full physical disassembly and systematic comparison to reveal architecture, materials and production methods that shape cost and performance.
Should Costing & Cost Modelling
Accurate cost models built with our proprietary CVE tool, enabling precise calculations and reliable scenario testing.
Design for Cost & Manufacturability
Improved design concepts that reduce complexity, optimise materials and support more efficient manufacturing processes.
Sustainable Value Engineering
Integration of environmental factors and PCF insights to ensure smarter, greener product design decisions.
Hands-On Teardowns, Real Insights
H&Z has its own CVE laboratory and additional factory workshops with extensive technical equipment for dismantling and analysing complex technical products up to significant size.
Client teams see precisely how design decisions affect cost, quality and sustainability. This environment accelerates understanding and sparks collaborative engineering breakthroughs.
Empowering Client Success
We help clients achieve substantial product improvements ranging from cost reductions to improved manufacturability and enhanced sustainability. Our work delivers clarity, speed and measurable impact across engineering and procurement.
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Your Partners in CVE
For any questions about Cost Value Engineering or to explore how our team can support your product and cost challenges, our experts are here to help. Get in touch and let us discuss how CVE can create real value for your organisation.
