Ordinal Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) has become a central approach for analyzing value structures in cross-cultural studies. Starting from regional hypotheses, MDS displays the discrimina-bility of value types in an easily accessible geometric represent-tation. Furthermore, this approach is relatively free from mathe-ma¬tical restrictions and additional assumptions not relevant to the problem under study (Borg & Shye, 1995). However, MDS configurations of identical data sets may differ, depending on the respective starting configuration. Such artefacts can be avoided by computing a weakly constrained confirmatory MDS. Drawing on Schwartz' (1992) value theory, the construction of a design matrix is proposed which specifies his model geometrically. This matrix serves as the basis for deriving a starting configuration that is tailored to the value instrument applied (Bilsky, Gollan & Döring, 2007). Its use is demonstrated by analyzing data sets collected with different instruments.