The Advanced VALUE Group, LLC (AVG) was established in 2000 to provide value engineering, lean manufacturing, lean engineering, target costing, competitive Japanese method to tear-down analysis, supplier development, indirect labor analysis, material flow analysis and new product planning expertise to industrial, manufacturing and service organizations. These techniques, methodologies and tools are globally recognized to improve product quality, customer value and costs at all levels and all staffs within an organization. Voice of the Customer, Quality Function Deployment and Design for Manufacturability/Assembly are embraced within these core methodologies.