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The TRIZ Journal Article Archive - 2007
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JanuaryWelcome to the January 2007 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum We are happy to celebrate the new year by launching the re-designed TRIZ Journal website. Readers will enjoy continued access to each month's new issue as well as ten years of TRIZ-filled archives.Holistic Value Framework – Creating Right Value Streams Using TRIZ and Other Concepts By Karthikeyan Lakshminarayanan Lean Thinking is widely accepted as a philosophy and technique for eliminating waste from processes. Several TRIZ techniques can add value to Lean, creating a holisitic value framework suitable for process analysis, optimization and alignment of processes to their end-objectives.Applying the Law of the Completeness of a Technological System to Formulate a Problem By Joe A. Miller and Ellen Domb The complete technological system (CTS) is a useful teaching template for the use of analogy in problem solving, to help students understand the relationship between their own problem, an example and an abstract principle.40 Inventive Principles in Customer Satisfaction Enhancement By Gennady Retseptor Continuing to search for non-technical applications of 40 Inventive Principles in various spheres, preferably those related to Quality Management, the author presents his collection of examples in the field of Customer Satisfaction.Multi-level Problem Solving By Gregory Frenklach Multi-level Problem Solving (MPS) is different from TRIZ despite the heavy TRIZ influence. The MPS is a skeleton of short algorithms, forming the basis for future discussion and development.A New Paradigm for Creative Problem Solving: Six-Box Scheme in USIT By Toru Nakagawa The 'Four-Box Scheme' of problem solving has long been regarded as a standard in TRIZ. A new 'Six-Box Scheme' is proposed and compared to the old.Student Corner: Marvel of the Mobius Strip By Abram Teplitskiy The simplicity of the Mobius strip is found in its most basic of forms: a small twisted piece of paper. The Mobius strip forms the basis of many inventions, from a child's railway track to exercise equipment. Learn the strip's secret in this article.Kraev's Korner: Resource Analysis - Lesson 4 By Val Kraev Once you have identified your technical system and defined your contradiction, you need to evaluate what resources are available to overcome the contradiction. TRIZ recommends using the substance-field resources of the existing system.Updated: The TRIZ Homepage in Japan By Toru Nakagawa "A Novel Joint Structure to Realize Welderingless Pipe Structures" and "Using TRIZ in Project-Based-Learning Assisted by CAE and Manufacturing Experiences" have been updated and are now viewable.Letter to the Editor
FebruaryWelcome to the February 2007 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum We've enjoyed a great first month with the new design of The TRIZ Journal! We are grateful that so many readers have responded to our request for feedback and encourage you to keep your comments and suggestions coming this month, too.Describing Design Patterns in Software Engineering By Ellen Domb and John W. Stamey Describing Design Patterns in Software EngineeringTRIZ and Extreme Programming By John W. Stamey The problem-solving foundations of Extreme Programming mirror inventive problem solving principles found in TRIZ. This paper is a first step toward understanding powerful software development methodology as a technique of inventive problem solving.Where to Study TRIZ By Gaetano Cascini Since the 2004 Edition of the TRIZ Future Conference we have been working to create a reference database that includes information on all of the educational instututions involved in the research, application and dissemination of TRIZ.Application of RCA+ to Solve Business Problems By Valeri Souchkov, Rudy Hoeboer and Mathijs van Zutphen This paper presents a basic process for solving business and management problems using a combination of classical TRIZ and additional techniques to organize a systematic approach to all phases of the problem solving process.Student Corner: Reuleaux Triangle By Abram Teplitskiy Engineers started to use the Reuleaux Triangle to solve technical problems in different areas of life. The Triangle is a constant width figure based on an equilateral triangle that almost forms a square when rotated on its axis.Kraev's Korner: System Ideality - Lesson 5 By Val Kraev Ideality is one of the basic TRIZ concepts that make this methodology attractive and effective. Ideality is the essence that moves man to improve any technical systems – to make them faster, better and at lower cost.Letter to the Editor
MarchWelcome to the March 2007 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum The saying in the Northern Hemisphere is that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, so it makes sense that The TRIZ Journal has a roaring assortment of TRIZ papers from five countries on three continents this month.Evaporating Contradictions - Physical and/or Technical By Darrell Mann Making a choice between a physical or technical contradiction is in itself another contradiction. When in any either/or discussion, the best answer is that a) we are asking the wrong question and b) adopting a both/and approach is preferable.Creating Flow Using 5S and TRIZ By Ives de Saeger 5S (sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain) is one of the pillars of Lean manufacturing. TRIZ overcomes system disorganization by following the patterns of evolution and looking at the functioning of the objects.Applying TRIZ in Information Technology Outsourcing By Ramkumar Subramanian TRIZ techniques can be applied in the information technology outsourcing industry for both software engineering and invention of new business models. The TRIZ laws of technical system evolution can be used to predict market trends.Book Review: 'Making Robust Decisions' By Ellen Domb, John L. Morris and Michael S. Slocum Predicting the Future with TRIZ By Kalevi Rantanen Nearly all TRIZ case studies contain, plainly or implicitly, predictions, but the potential benefits of predictions have been largely ignored. Forecasting is a good way to test and verify theories of problem solving, particularly TRIZ.Student Corner: The Gift of Serendipity By Abram Teplitskiy Some people think that chance is the main factor behind inventions. If that is true, we need only wait for the proper chance. Serendipity is the ability to use inadvertently-received information for discoveries and inventions.Kraev's Korner: Scientific Effects - Lesson 6 By Val Kraev The formula of the ideal solution represents a physical model for the development of future solutions. To satisfy opposing physical requirements contained, we need to use separation principles and knowledge from database of scientific effects and phenomenon.Call for Papers By AMETRIZ The Mexican TRIZ Association (AMETRIZ) announces a call for papers for the Second Iberian and Latin American Conference on Technological Innovation.
AprilWelcome to the April 2007 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum This month two themes predominate: 1) formulating a problem so that it is easy to decide which tools to use to solve the problem and 2) using familiar tools in a wide variety of applications.Evaporating Contradictions - Coupled Contradictions By Darrell Mann Many contradictions are inevitably present and connected to one another in any system; solving one contradiction impacts other contradictions in the system. One aspect of the problem can be framed to create multiple solution generation opportunities.TRIZ Components Defined By Valeri Souchkov 25 TRIZ components are defined.Comparing Problem Solving in Nature and TRIZ By Ali Reza Mansoorian Design in nature (bionical solutions) can help with TRIZ tools and improve the ability of TRIZ to solve problems. The objectives of biology and engineering are similar: functionality, optimization and cost effectivenessProblem Situation Specification By Gregory Frenklach and Michael Pomerantz Specifying the problem situation is fundamental to the problem-solving process. Problem situations can be divided into two main types to reformulat solutions.Student Corner: The Art of Invention in Art By Abram Teplitskiy, Kelly Cunningham and Merle Cunningham The inspiration for invention comes from many different avenues, including art. Art can help expand people’s imaginations by bringing a different perspective to the forefront of an individual's mind.Kraev's Korner: Inventive Principles - Lesson 7 By Val Kraev The 40 inventive principles are the simplest TRIZ tool for resolving technical contradictions and solving problems. The contradiction table of principles was designed to formalize and to facilitate the usage of this TRIZ tool in practical activity.Letter to the Editor
MayWelcome to the May 2007 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum At April's TRIZCON2007, sponsored by the Altshuller Institute, Ellen Domb presented the history of the TRIZ Journal (and the celebration of its 10th anniversary) showing how TRIZ was used to solve the challenges of starting an online journal.Improving Lift/Pump Stations Using TRIZ By Abram Teplitskiy, Igor Endovtsev and Roustem Kourmaev A significant problem in all technological processes is reducing energy expenditures. One way to solve this problem is to apply energetically self-sufficient technological processes - for example, through the use of a siphon.TRIZ in Industrial Technology Education By Hande Argunsah and Donald A. Coates TRIZ provided a powerful systematical approach for a technology graduate student to approach a problem regarding fuel cell research. TRIZ education is a valuable part of students' programs of study and helps them find solutions to unfamiliar problems.Taiwan TRIZ Association's Call for Papers By Jahau Lewis Chen The Taiwan TRIZ Association was formed in 2005 and now boasts more than 200 members. Following the success of its first conference, the Taiwan TRIZ Association announces a call for papers for its second annual conference to be held December 15, 2007.Student Corner: The Applications of Shape Memory Alloys By Abram Teplitskiy Shape memory alloy (SMA or memory metal) is a metal that "remembers" its initial geometry during transformations. The range of applications for SMAs has increased in recent years - in industries including medicine and aerospace.Kraev's Korner: Inventive Standards & S-Field Models - Lesson 8 By Val Kraev TRIZ standards are a set of generalized rules and formulas for solving common problems that are found in the work environment. Standards are employed in finding inventive solutions to typical (or standard) inventive problems.
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