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The TRIZ Journal Article Archive - 2008
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JanuaryWelcome to the January 2008 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum Happy New Year! It was one year ago that we re-designed The TRIZ Journal. Do not forget to check back frequently throughout the month for new commentaries, discussion forum posts, new events and job listings.Physico-Mathematical Search of Resources By Alexandr B. Bushuev A search of physical properties of an X-element is the important problem in ARIZ. This article represents an attempt to transition from mathematics to physics. Decoding Bartini's method is one such way.40 Inventive Principles in Latin Phrases By Gennady Retseptor Were people who lived in Antiquity and Medieval times familiar with the 40 inventive principles of TRIZ? Having studied famous Latin phrases, quotes and proverbs, the answer appears to be positive.Will We Stop Reading by 2050? Evaluating the Forecast By Kalevi Rantanen The evaluation power of TRIZ is demonstrated by assessing claims that talking computers and non-text visual technologies will replace writing and reading. Seven evaluation criteria based on TRIZ are used for evaluation of the forecast.Supply Chain Improvement for a Forklift Distributor By Getúlio Kazue Akabane, Odair Oliva de Farias and Wellington Barros Bonfim Filho This paper describes a new model of logistics integration based on the utilization of the contradiction matrix and collaborative planning forecast and replenishment (CPFR).Student Corner: Dialectic Logic By Abram Teplitskiy Logic allows for different viewpoints and, thus, can help lead to more solutions for inventive problems. In dialectic logic, objects or processes can exist in two contradictory states, exhibiting different properties in different times or spaces.
FebruaryWelcome to the February 2008 issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum Last month, a reader suggested that each issue of The TRIZ Journal include a round-up of mentions of TRIZ in other literature. The good news is that we already do this – on a daily basis!TRIZ Principles in Action - Improving Solar Cells By Ramesh G. Raju Looking at clever designs created by others within the desired field and determining what principles are embedded within is a frequently used teaching/learning tool in TRIZ. In particular, the 40 inventive principles have broad use potential.Unorthodox Use: TRIZ for Non-intended Product Use By Claudia Hentschel Lots of companies deliver products that serve a determined purpose – but they often are wrong about how the product is finally used. Such diversions sow the seeds of creativity to generate ideas for new product outcomes and problem solutions.Challenges in Lubricant Additives Technology By Tomasz W. Liskiewicz, Ardian Morina and Anne Neville TRIZ provides a number of tools to not only solve, but also to properly define, problems. In that sense, TRIZ ensures that the effort is directed toward solution of a real problem and no time is wasted on answering inappropriate questions.Key to Teaching TRIZ: Breaking Mindsets By Paul Filmore Present education often has a dysfunctional approach in that it gives students knowledge and examples of how to solve problems using that knowledge, and then assumes that the student will understand how to solve further problems in that domain.Student Corner: Overcome Assumptions - Use Fuzzy Logic By Abram Teplitskiy Classic logic comes down to the law of the excluded third – A or not A, white or not white. In ancient Greece they started to consider paradoxes - a "mismatch" problem, "The world is gray, but science is black and white."
MarchWelcome to the March 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum This month's articles feature a case study on silicone technology, using soggy pizza to teach the system operator, placing TRIZ appropriately in the world of science, directing innovative approaches and looking at perturbation theory in physics.Product DNA and the Property-Function Matrix By Simon Dewulf If systematic approaches to innovation are pushing the view outside the domain, a form of filtering or direction is needed. Product DNA™ provides a structure, a common ground, a checklist for knowledge transfer.Evaluating Product Innovation - Silicone Technology By Roberto Nani and Daniele Regazzoni This paper relates the use of TRIZ to translate and manage silicone-based gasketing technology into new fields of application such as human necessities: baking and butchering, kitchen equipments and healthcare.Case Study: Pizza and the System Operator for Teaching By Ellen Domb, Joe A. Miller and Ralph G. Czerepinski The system operator is a powerful tool when used as part of the integrated TRIZ methodology, but it is also a simple tool that beginners can use very quickly.TRIZ in the World of Science - Where Does It Fit? By Nikolay Shpakovsky The modern interpretation of the structure of TRIZ is gradually turning into thick compote where theoretical postulates, individual tools, algorithms, notion definitions and the like float on equal terms.Perturbation Theory and Working Backward From Ideality By Joseph Marotta Perturbation theory is a technique that appears in both classical and quantum physics, where it is often convenient to approximate the solution to a nonlinear problem. Nonlinear problems are useful in day-to-day engineering and physics situations.
AprilWelcome to the April 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum This month's issue includes an inclusive theory of innovation, designing "consummate" systems, a demonstration of the success of TRIZ in a corporation, examining the history and evolution of the Gallic harvester and forecasting the future.The Revival of the Gallic Harvester By Peter Chuksin During a period of crisis in food production in Australia in the 1800s. the government challenged individuals to find a solution to the haresting problems. The inventive Australian millers and farmers produced the Gallic stripper harvester.Instruments for Designing Consummate Systems By Boris Zlotin and Alla Zusman Only a limited number of technological systems have possessed the outstanding qualities that allowed them to enjoy enormous success over an unusually long life. The best name for them may be "consummate" systems.Improving Technology Forecasts: Four Cases of Selection By Kalevi Rantanen Technology forecasts are being made today made more than ever before. To choose a good prediction, it is useful to compare opposing forecasts. The comparison compels the forecaster to make clear why, exactly, one prediction is better than another.Dow Pairs Six Sigma With Innovation By Sue Reynard When innovation is the lifeblood of a company, it cannot rely solely on the fickleness of inspiration. "Dow not only has to run better than competitors, but also has to respond to changes in the marketplace by having new products to fill the demand space."An Overview of the General Theory of Innovation By Greg Yezersky The company that creates a greater value for its respective market will prosper. Repeating this difference, success will be associated with that initially leading organization. It seems so simple, but is it?
MayWelcome to the May 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum There is a lot of information to share this month. We've got company news, conference reports and news, a reminder that we're always on the hunt for new article submissions, and that's without all of this month's articles!The Importance of Innovation Timing: The Fickle Consumer By Darrell Mann Knowing when to launch a new product or service is difficult. The challenge is particularly great when the innovations directly interact with consumers. Critical information can be obtained by studying the voice of the consumer and market demand.Explore the Future of TRIZ With the Trends of Evolution By Alex Zakharov TRIZ was born, developed and became a problem-solving method for technology, manufacturing, society and nature. The basis of TRIZ is the objective trends of natural evolution, and therefore TRIZ is a practical part of the theory of evolution.Case Study: Consummate System for Valve Travel Stop By Boris Zlotin and Alla Zusman This case study elaborates upon the principles and processes described in "Instruments for Designing Consummate Systems." Consider the system of a centrifugal wall pump and of its valve travel stop specifically.Innovation Tools and Continuous Improvement Evaluations By Odair Oliva de Farias, Wellington Barros Bonfim Filho and Edgardo Córdova López Quality and innovation are key issues in today's businesses and managers are focusing on special tools to improve their results, including the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ). TRIZ is an effective resource for improvement.TRIZ-enabled Mergers and Acquisitions By Jim Belfiore As part of a growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can ensure dominance in a given product line, technology or market. TRIZ can be used as an M&A tool to help identify these potential evolutions of products, technologies and markets.
JuneWelcome to the June 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum Some issues of The TRIZ Journal have unexpected themes. This month we have two: 1) offices and 2) conference papers that needed to reach broader audiences.Remote Team Problem Solving With TRIZ By Rogier de Vries, Valeri Souchkov and Jan Mannak Many companies are not able to perform product development on their own. Companies may cooperate with other companies or subsidiaries in project-based joint ventures – often the teams are geographically separated.Applying TRIZ to Air Traffic Control Display Design By Jack Hipple Few people have as stressful a job as the air traffic controller. This challenge was figuring out how to optimize the air traffic control display to be as helpful as possible.Case Study: Use of TRIZ in Software Design By Navneet Bhushan The use of ideality from structural perspectives led to a cleaner software product design that is easier to maintain and evolve than what existed before.Managing Emotions: Applying the Substance-field Theory By Prakasan Kappoth and Harsha G. Goolya Substance-field theory is a powerful analytical technique in TRIZ and helps define a problem in detail and formulate solutions. This technique can also be used to manage people by modeling people and their emotions in place of substances and fields.Improving Travel Infrastructure in Mumbai By KRD Pravin Population explosion is a curse as well as a boon for India. It is the second biggest market of the world. It is a strength, but at the same time it causes a scarcity of infrastructure and results in other infrastructure related issues.
JulyWelcome to the July 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry and Ellen Domb Beverages are this month's unexpected theme – liquids from vending machines and cappuccinos to be exact, making them more accessible and with less hassle. This month's bounty also includes looks at how TRIZ fits in and around other tools and techniques.Theories of Everything and TRIZ By Darrell Mann TRIZ builds on a solid foundation of knowledge and is based on the idea technological improvement results from studying excellence. This paper looks at excellence and what occurs when knowledge is integrated into a theory of everything (TOE) whole.Using TRIZ to Overcome Vision and Target Failures By Ido Lapidot Organizations develop cultures that influence the behaviors of individuals and teams within the organization and eventually create thinking patterns and paradigms. These patterns can result in complacent descision making and lower producitivity.Design of an Adaptive Liquid Vending Machine By Muhammad Ali Yousuf Students were given the task of designing and building a new vending machine that was adaptable. Students were given some training in TRIZ, and to a lesser extent axiomatic design, but were allowed to innovate and come up with their own solution.Add Value by Connecting Tools and Techniques By Jack B. ReVelle Even when the application of every tool in the connectivity chain perfectly completes its assigned task, it is necessary to turn over the results of the application to the next tool in the sequence to reach the ultimate goal.Using TRIZ to Make Great Cappuccino Foam Without the Hassle By John Cooke Have you ever tried to make a real cappuccino drink with espresso coffee and steamed fresh milk? If you have, you know that heating the milk fully and getting the milk to foam properly is a precise art.
AugustWelcome to the August 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry and Ellen Domb "From Russia, With Love" is more than just the name of a James Bond movie! This month, it also means that we have reports from the happenings at this year's TRIZ Developers Summit in St. Petersburg.Entropy and the Ideal Final Result By Joseph Marotta Every specific design of a system intended to fulfill requirements can be seen as a micro-state. Design degeneracy is a type of entropy that can be defined as the number of designs available to fulfill a certain set of requirements.In Search of the Ideal TRIZ Teaching Method By Darrell Mann TRIZ practitioners continue debating how best to teach it. Recognizing everyone is different, learns differently and possesses a different knowledge base the article explores different thinking/teaching modes.TRIZ Permeates Patent Use - Albeit Unintentionally By Abram Teplitskiy A lot of problems exist in life where the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) tools of understanding functions would improve the problem solving process – especially in order to avoid spending money on unnecessary problem solving.The Complete Technical System and System Operator By Ellen Domb and Joe A. Miller Applying CTS and the system operator model enhance the creativity of the solutions; viewing the core process of a call center, where a service technician works with a customer, revealed an immediate opportunity for improvement.Student Corner: Shape Memory Alloys, Part 2 By Abram Teplitskiy Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are useful in construction; one such way is protecting buildings and other structures from earthquakes and other dynamic "happenings."
SeptemberWelcome to the September 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb, Paul Filmore and Marco de Carvalho This month we welcome Marco de Carvalho and Paul Filmore to The TRIZ Journal's editorial panel. Each has been a contributor of articles in the past and we look forward to their continuing to bring their expertise to The TRIZ Journal as authors and editors.Integrated Conceptual Design With TRIZ By Kai Ming Yu, C.T. Lau, K.L. Tong and W.K. Wong Try an integrated approach for inventive idea generation and multi-criteria decision-making. TRIZ is used for generating idea systematically for technical problems, while superiority and inferiority ranking is used for alternative selections.TRIZ Concepts in Limited Slip Differentials for SUVs/RVs By Gafurov Alisher and Pyoun Young Shik Differentials help provide vehicular stability and mobility in sport utility and recreational vehicles, but problems exist with those currently on the market. The authors used TRIZ to evaluate a simplified ideality for a new design.TRIZ and 40 Business Survival Imperatives By Gennady Retseptor Based on his research, development, engineering and quality management, the author has attempted to formulate business survival imperatives using the 40 inventive principles of TRIZ. These imperatives may help developing businesses succeed and grow.Student Corner: Practical Applications of Air Balloons By Abram Teplitskiy All children are fond of playing different games with air-filled balloons and air bubbles. This article discusses applications of balloons, some of which were developed by students.New Editorial Panel's TRIZ Journal Highlights
The TRIZ Journal now has two new editorial panel members: Paul Filmore and Marco de Carvalho. Both have authored articles in The TRIZ Journal – here are some of their finer moments.
OctoberWelcome to the October 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Marco de Carvalho, Ellen Domb and Paul Filmore Project management, the Moon, the Toyota Motor Corporation, construction sites and a fictional case study are the focal points of October's TRIZ Journal.Case Study: Use TRIZ to Solve Complex Business Problems By Prakasan Kappoth, Kushagra Mittal and Priya Balasubramanian In this case study a direct contradiction is visible: to reduce the dependence on distributors and increase the territories and customer base (improves), which impacts (worsens) the existing revenue model, losing the customer base and adding competition.The Elegant Solution and TRIZ By Navneet Bhushan The Elegant Solution by Mathew May explores Toyota Motor's formula for innovation. The "elegant solution" discussed in the book and TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) share many commonalities.TRIZ as a Catalyst for Project Management Excellence By Giacomo Bersano The techniques of project management created at the end of the 1950's in the U.S. are among the most effective procedures for improving efficiency when launching new products and services. TRIZ techniques can improve project management processes.Destroying Construction Materials With Technological Effects By Abram Teplitskiy The destruction of large stones, pieces of structures, hard soil monoliths, etc. is often necessary to begin construction - new destruction methods were required.Student Corner: The Earth to the Moon By Abram Teplitskiy Research and development of equipment for testing construction materials like soil, concrete, etc., and developing new testing technologies with nuclear methods, are applicable for use on the Earth's moon.
NovemberWelcome to the November 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Marco de Carvalho, Ellen Domb and Paul Filmore This month's unofficial theme is time – the past, present and future are all represented. A timeline of the development of TRIZ, TRIZ training in Japan and a look at the evolutionary potential of search engines are three topics to keep readers busy.USIT in Japan: A Paradigm for Creative Problem Solving By Toru Nakagawa USIT, introduced to Japan in 1999, has been accepted as an easy, unified process for problem solving in industries and as the next generation of TRIZ. The solution generation methods of TRIZ have been reorganized into a system of USIT operators.Comments on "USIT in Japan" by Toru Nakagawa By Ed Sickafus Ed Sickafus offers insight into the presentation by Toru Nakagawa at the Fourth TRIZ Syposium in Japan held September 2008: USIT in Japan.USE and Search Engine Forecast By Alex Zakharov The major processing tools for Internet information are search engines (SE). As a direction of SE development, it is suggested to add the universal scheme of evolution (USE) approach to SE technology.Case Study: Use ARIZ-85 to Isolate Target Proteins By Hongyul Yoon Isolation of target proteins requires dissociation of the bindings of the other proteins in an adipocyte. This paper is related to the problem that there was trouble using SDS as a dissociating agent.Timeline of the Development of TRIZ and Genrich Altshuller By Vladimir Petrov The author has assembled a timeline of the major events of the development of TRIZ, and pictures of Altshuller and his family over the years, to celebrate World TRIZ Day and Altshuller's contributions.
DecemberWelcome to the December 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal! By Katie Barry, Marco de Carvalho, Ellen Domb and Paul Filmore "We have developed into a worldwide TRIZ community that has characteristics of many families – we don't always agree on everything, but we help each other."Using TRIZ to Improve Pem-nut Production By Jaewook Lee and Byoungkon Roh The numerous manufacturing processes required to produce pem-nuts using a traditional machining process have made them too expensive. Inventors used TRIZ tools to improve production and reduce the cost of pem-nuts.Systematic Clustering of Business Problems By Junyoung Kim and Yongtae Park Using the 40 inventive principles of TRIZ to solve problems in business is systematically and scientifically reproducible.Strengthening the 40 Principles By Ives de Saeger and Eddy Claeys The authors studied various TRIZ sources at compared the 40 inventive principles and suggest that the principles would be easier to use if practioners divide the principles into two parts: resources and recommendations.Teaching TRIZ Does Not Equal Learning TRIZ By Ellen Domb Methods for adult education have been well-researched in the last 50 years and they can be used to create a robust TRIZ teaching system that is useful in many cultures.Student Corner: Inventive Potential of Ice By Abram Teplitskiy Ice naturally has the ability to exist in two main technological conditions – solid state (ice) and liquid state (water). It transfers from one state to the other at particular temperatures. Ice is perfect substance for exploring the use of TRIZ.
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