Research and Practice on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)
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Leonid Chechurin Editor Research and Practice on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) Linking Creativity, Engineering and Innovation
Editor Leonid Chechurin Lappeenranta University of Technology Lappeenranta Finland ISBN 978-3-319-31780-9 ISBN 978-3-319-31782-3 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31782-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947785 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface We enjoy automation of more and more human activities. Automation enters the domain of analytical efforts: more and more elements of knowledge mining are turned into algorithms, for example, elements of modeling, optimization, information search and processing, etc. What has been an art becomes a standard routine, an algorithm realized in a software. But one fortress seems to stay bold and independent: it is still unclear how a new idea or new paradigm can be generated as the result of an algorithm. If it were possible, the conceptual design or invention could have been a controllable and predictable process. Computers could have generated new knowledge, new ideas, submit new research papers, and file new patents... Many efforts in artificial intelligence or literature-based discovery research are spent to mimic, to support, or to automate creative thinking, heuristic synthesis, and hypothesis generation. The book contributes to the development and discussion on one of the most promising ideation tool: the theory for inventive problem solving (TRIZ). We invited an excellent crowd of TRIZ researchers and practitioners of different regions, backgrounds, and professions to share the thoughts and experience to talk about possible evolution of the theory, its applications, and problems. One more name can be found on the cover of the book; it is written with invisible ink. Prof. Alex Brem of The University of Southern Denmark has contributed much to this project. Prof. Brem suggested the idea of writing a book, set up the project with the publisher, invited some of the authors to contribute, and screened the contributions. At the same time, Prof Brem insisted on remaining outside the coeditor board, claiming that his contribution had been not big enough. The editor expresses his great appreciation for his help and admires greatly his model example of scientific tenacity. Lappeenranta, Finland Spring 2016 Leonid Chechurin v
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Acknowledgments The assistance of Iuliia Shnai, the MSc student of the Lappeenranta University of Technology, made the communication logistics between authors, reviewers, manuscripts, and editors much easier. Iuliia helped a lot with much of technical work. The editor would also like to acknowledge the Finnish Innovation Agency TEKES and its FiDiPro program for its support. vii
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Contents Introduction... 1 Leonid Chechurin Part I Scientific Articles Elevate Design-to-Cost Innovation Using TRIZ... 15 Zulhasni bin Abdul Rahim and Nooh Abu Bakar The Effectiveness of TRIZ Tools for Eco-Efficient Product Design... 35 Issac Sing Sheng Lim Using Enhanced Nested Function Models for Strategic Product Development... 55 Horst Th. Nähler and Barbara Gronauer Taming Complex Problems by Systematic Innovation... 77 Claudia Hentschel and Alexander Czinki TRIZ Evolutionary Approach: Main Points and Implementation... 95 Victor D. Berdonosov and Elena V. Redkolis Contradiction-Centred Identification of Search Fields and Development Directions... 113 Verena Pfeuffer and Bruno Scherb Five-Step Method for Breakthrough... 127 Vladimir Petrov Part II Case Study TRIZ in Enhancing of Design Creativity: A Case Study from Singapore... 151 Iouri Belski, Teng Tat Chong, Anne Belski, and Richard Kwok ix
x Contents TRIZ-Supported Development of an Allocation System for Sheet Metal Processing... 169 Barbara Gronauer and Horst Th. Nähler TRIZ Events Increase Innovative Strength of Lean Product Development Processes... 187 Christian M. Thurnes, Frank Zeihsel, Boris Zlotin, and Alla Zusman Advanced Function Approach in Modern TRIZ... 207 Oleg Feygenson and Naum Feygenson Part III Essay TRIZ as a Primary Tool for Biomimetics... 225 Julian Vincent Using TRIZ in the Social Sciences: Possibilities and Limitations... 237 Joris Schut Linking TRIZ and Cross-Industry Innovation: Evidence from Practice... 243 Peter Meckler TRIZ and Big Systems... 257 Bakhturin Dmitriy A Glossary of Essential TRIZ Terms... 265 Valeri Souchkov