Functional Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) - Value Engineering Method

Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) 

FAST helps in creative thinking.

FAST was developed among value engineering community. It facilitates analysis of systems.
It was first conceived by Charles W. Bytheway in 1965, as a way to systematically organize and represent the functional relationships of a technical system.

Visit and Read the paper by Geza E. Kmetty and Alread I. Paley on Slide Share

https://www.slideshare.net/GezaKmetty/final-pdf-paper-3612

Video Lecture by Dr. Indradeep Singh, IIT Roorkee
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FAST - Creativity and Innovation

Book by Charles W. Bytheway
2007
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BcrD302Uw5YC

References
(Book available for sale in India for Rs. 550 by Cengage)

1. FAST for Systematic Design
http://http-server.carleton.ca/~gkardos/88403/FAST/FAST5.html

2. Function Analysis for Team Problem Solving

http://www.value-eng.org/pdf_docs/conference_proceedings/1994/9428.pdf

3. Functional Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) as a Group Knowledge Elicitation Method for Model Building

http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2001/papers/Bartolomei_2.pdf

FAST Creativity & Innovation is a landmark work authored by the creator of the method called Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST) and pioneer of value engineering and value analysis. 

FAST is a powerful mapping technique that can graphically model goals, objectives, strategies, plans, systems, projects, products, processes, and procedures in function terms to identify function dependencies by organizing them into a cause and effect relationship. This technique quickly brings clarity to whatever situation or problem it is applied and greatly enhances productive thinking, creativity, innovation, and complex problem solving.

Articles on VA/VE discussing FAST

VA/VE Paper from NPC Chennai
http://www.productivity.in/knowledgebase/General/Value%20Engineering%20and%20Analysis.pdf

Value engineering requirements - US military tender
http://en.sas.usace.army.mil/enweb/httproot/ae/manuals/design/vol2/V2-B_VE.pdf

There is recent of InVave available on Invest India site for download. There is a detailed case of FAST in that issue (Jan-March 2019)

Original Knol - http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao/functional-analysis-systems-technique/2utb2lsm2k7a/   3912



Updated   18.4.2022, 3 June 2019  19 July 2017,  12 June 2016,  28 June 2015
First posted  30 March 2012