Learn how to create a FAST diagram for value engineering without getting stuck in conflicts and trade-offs among functions. Find out how to evaluate, prioritize, and compare alternatives.

VAFD stands for Value Analysis Function Diagram, and it is a numerical method of calculating the value and cost of each function in a FAST diagram. VAFD helps you to quantify the value and cost of ...

Drag the point A to see how the output B changes. Click the "composition of two functions" button to see the mapping diagram for the composition of two functions. You may change the functions by using ...

Industrial process engineering and PLC program development have traditionally favored Function Block Diagram (FBD) programming over classical imperative style programming like the object oriented and ...

This paper presents a relation-centric solver for text-diagram function problems mainly studied in the secondary school, which aims to be the core solver for future intelligent tutoring systems. By ...