TRIZ Model Research Articles

Exploring synergies between AIGC and TRIZ in the optimisation of road cone design through integrated innovation methods

Utilising the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) models, this paper explores AI-assisted creative design and uses traffic cone design as a case. The objective is to evaluate whether AIGC can assist or potentially replace TRIZ in this field. Despite TRIZ being an established methodology renowned for its effectiveness in systematic problem solving, it faces challenges related to implementation complexity and adaptability across different cultures and industries. In contrast, AIGC, through its data-driven tools, offers automation and enhanced innovation, showing promise to overcome these limitations. Evidence from qualitative case studies and quantitative studies indicate that while AIGC enhances the efficiency and stability of creative models, its limitations in system analysis and innovative thinking prevent it from independently solving complex creative design issues, thereby not fully replacing TRIZ. However, AIGC can effectively complement the TRIZ model by enhancing the practicality of solutions through its data processing capabilities, thereby improving overall design efficiency and innovation. This synergy has the potential to accelerate the development of innovative solutions and conceptual designs, indicating that integrating AIGC with TRIZ leverages the strengths of both methodologies to produce more effective and innovative design outcomes.

Application of the Triz Model for Evaluating the Potential Innovation Value of a Digital Start-Up Company

Abstract Digital innovations can improve the consumer experience by facilitating more personalized and convenient interactions, enhancing user interfaces, or introducing new features and functions. The potential innovation value rests in the capacity to attract and retain customers, boost customer satisfaction, and cultivate brand loyalty. The objective of this study is to formulate a digital startup strategy based on the potential value of innovation in six areas: strategy and planning, marketing, technological process, quality and environment, logistics, and human resources. This can help startups and stakeholders make informed decisions on how to best allocate resources and efforts to maximize their chances of success. Using a potential value map derived from a questionnaire survey, which held in February 2022, the innovation potential was analyzed. From an interview with the manager, the data served as the basis for developing the strategic plan using the TRIZ technique. Aspects of strategy and planning (2.33) and human resources (2.00) have the lowest score among the six aspects and classified as “B” level. Using the process of the TRIZ method, additional analysis of these two aspects yielded several solutions applicable to the formulation of the company’s strategy. Training regarding the strategic planning of the company is one of the strategies and planning-related solutions. Our study shows that TRIZ model is helpful to handle the identification and find solution of contradictions in problem situation of digital start-up company.

ЦИФРОВОЙ ЛАБОРАТОРНЫЙ КОМПЛЕКС «TRIZOLOGIKA»

We have designed a digital environment for developing the inventive abilities of primary school students through educational experiments. The content of the digital laboratory includes special didactic tools based on TRIZ models for organizing inventive experiments. The proposed method of organizing the educational environment allows to expand the children’s experimental activity in solving inventive problems, namely: to build the skills of correct formulation of hypotheses in experimental activity; to improve the quality of practical solutions, while retaining the ability to show intellectual initiative; to develop the ability to identify experimentally reliable solutions to a problem; to form a desire to use scientific terminology, to conduct a constructive dialogue in the process of joint research activities; to formulate hypotheses and conclusions during the experiment.

Modular Mixer Machine Design for Liquid Fertilizer

Purpose: The design of the stirrer in making liquid organic fertilizer. Methodology: The TRIZ model is used in the design process. Results: The appropriate engineering characteristics to overcome the contradiction problem between the ability to rotate the mixer and the weight of the motor are the ‘force’ characteristic (parameter 10) and the ‘weight of stationary object’ characteristic (parameter 2). The solution is to move the weight of the motor on the object that will provide a ride. Applications/Originality/Value: Modular product development by applying the TRIZ concept has not been widely used. This paper will help position the TRIZ method in the design of modular products.

Research on Management Conflict Matrix of Cross-border E-commerce Logistics Based on TRIZ Model

Cross-border E-commerce and international logistics are national key projects. International logistics is more important as Cross-border E-commerce becomes the main form of international trade. Based on the features of Cross-border E-commerce logistics, this paper selects Guangdong, where developing factors of Cross-border E-commerce industry and international logistics industry are relatively complete, as the representative research site. Questionnaires are distributed to 503 researchers from Cross-border E-commerce companies and universities in Guangdong province. Researchers use SPSS to analyze the reliability and validity of the data, and adopt the TRIZ theory to construct a logistics conflict matrix. The positive factor is inversely proportional to the negative factor variable. On the one hand, the ideal state of logistics weakens as the negative factor of logistics increases; on the other hand, the ideal state of logistics strengthens as the positive factor of logistics increases.

FORMAT – Building an Original Methodology for Technology Forecasting through Researchers Exchanges between Industry and Academia

The paper presents an overview of the FORMAT methodology, an approach for technological forecasting capable of satisfying the need of manufacturing industries to better support decision-making processes in planning corporate strategies for R&D. The methodology has been developed within the FORMAT consortium, gathering partners from both industry and academia in a Marie-Curie EU funded project of the 7th Framework Programme - IAPP PEOPLE. The methodology is intentionally shaped as a generic one, so as to foster its adoption by the wider audience, but it suggests the adoption of several TRIZ techniques and models to support the forecast. Its exemplary application in the field of forming technologies for domestic refrigerators aims at showing its potential and viability in a real industrial context. The paper is supplemented by a case study in the white goods manufacturing (forming techniques for the inner liners of domestic refrigerators).

Product Architecture Definition: Evaluating the Potentiality of TRIZ Tools

Product Architecture definition plays more and more a crucial role for enhancing product customizability, easing after-sale management and reducing manufacturing costs. Despite major efforts have been dedicated to the development of methods and tools supporting Product Architecture definition for “Adaptive Design” tasks, no real means are available while addressing more radical innovation activities. The paper proposes a critical overview of TRIZ models and tools to evaluate their potential integration into a comprehensive methodology for Product Architecture definition. A comparison with the three major modularity methods is performed with the aim to establish how TRIZ can be located thereupon to current state of the art of Product Architecture management. An academic case study is discussed, in order to show how the OTSM Network of Problems approach can bring a significant contribution in that sense.

IngeniousTRIZ: An automatic ontology-based system for solving inventive problems

With the development of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), different models and knowledge sources were established in order to solve different types of inventive problems. These knowledge sources with different levels of abstraction are all built independently of the specific application field, and require extensive knowledge about different engineering domains. In order to facilitate the use of these TRIZ models and knowledge sources, an intelligent knowledge management system – IngeniousTRIZ was developed in this research. On the one hand, according to the TRIZ knowledge sources ontologies, this system offers to the users the relevant knowledge sources of the model they are building. On the other hand, the system has the ability to fill “automatically” the models of the other knowledge sources. Firstly, the TRIZ user chooses a TRIZ knowledge source to work for an abstract solution. Then, the items of other knowledge sources, which are similar with the selected items of the first knowledge source, are obtained based on semantic similarity calculated in advance. With the help of these similar items and the heuristic physical effects, other concept solutions are generated through ontology inference. In order to show this whole process, the resolution of the case of the “diving fin” in IngeniousTRIZ system is elaborated in detail.

Using creative problem solving (TRIZ) in improving the quality of hospital services.

TRIZ is an initiative and SERVQUAL is a structured methodology for quality improvement. Using these tools, inventive problem solving can be applied for quality improvement, and the highest quality can be reached using creative quality improvement methodology. The present study seeks to determine the priority of quality aspects of services provided for patients in the hospital as well as how TRIZ can help in improving the quality of those services. This Study is an applied research which used a dynamic qualitative descriptive survey method during year 2011. Statistical population includes every patient who visited in one of the University Hospitals from March 2011. There existed a big gap between patients’ expectations from what seemingly is seen (the design of the hospital) and timely provision of services with their perceptions. Also, quality aspects of services were prioritized as follows: keeping the appearance of hospital (the design), accountability, assurance, credibility and having empathy. Thus, the only thing which mattered most for all staff and managers of studied hospital was the appearance of hospital as well as its staff look. This can grasp a high percentage of patients’ satisfaction. By referring to contradiction matrix, the most important principles of TRIZ model were related to tangible factors including principles No. 13 (discarding and recovering), 25 (self-service), 35 (parameter changes), and 2 (taking out). Furthermore, in addition to these four principles, principle No. 24 (intermediary) was repeated most among the others. By utilizing TRIZ, hospital problems can be examined with a more open view, Go beyond The conceptual framework of the organization and responded more quickly to patients ’ needs.

Innovative Design of an Automatic Train Picking Hook Device Based on TRIZ

TRIZ theory is employed to design an automatic picking hook device on the dumper unloading line in thermal power plant. First and foremost, engineering parameters is listed to establish TRIZ model of practical problem, then relevant solving inventive principles is found by using conflict matrix, finally an innovative design is made and an automatic picking hook device is being initially proposed in this issue. This device can reduce not only the online failure rate, but also the labor intensity and operation difficulty.

Innovation and creativity on logistics besides TRIZ methodology

Logistics activities have been receiving special considerations from scientific management today due to the present growing demands of the global economy. To achieve different goals among different participants of on going complexities of logistics networks, constitute the challenge facing the construction of new paradigms of 21st century. The main initiatives on supply chain management, today, have to consider widely spread models and concepts used in the solution of contemporary logistics problems. Logistic systems as technical systems can be identified by its original matrix of contradictions associated by similarities to inventive principles, models and related technologies. Solutions on this field can be rearranged in agreement with fundamental logistics variables as time, information and resource. Most frequent logistics principles, not related to ordinary solutions, are identified in this paper as important potential for innovative and creative new solutions. In this way, TRIZ model applicability have been confirmed here for the field of operation management, especially to the best use of logistic system resources, new models applicability and technological innovations in this area.

Different ways to identify generalized system of contradictions, a strategic meaning

To overcome limitations of the classical TRIZ model of contradiction, a generalization of the model has been defined. This Generalized System of Contradictions (GSC) has now to demonstrate its usefulness and the way it can be operated. To go forward an elicitation of a method to use this GSC, different ways to recognise and to identify it will be proposed in this article. These different ways are based on different strategies that will have to be tested by the analysing of the robustness of the resolution for each of the strategies.

Manufacturing a green service: engaging the TRIZ model of innovation

Following a number of years in incremental improvements in eco-design, it is now frequently hypothesised that step changes in environmental impact are required via the generation of innovative new products or a transition to services. The paper begins by addressing the definition of needs and functionalities as important precursors to product creation. The generation of innovative environmentally friendly solutions via TRIZ models, based on the theory of inventive problem solving by Altshuller, are assessed for their ability to systematise this approach. The principles of TRIZ, derived from the study of patents and observed trends in the evolution of technical systems, will also be explored in terms of its applicability to provide an eco-centered service solution. Four product service combinations have been outlined as a basis to establish the operational characteristics of infrastructural based services. These concepts are further illustrated via service centered scenarios including those from telecommunications, car sharing and launderette facilities.