TRIZ-based Anticipatory Design of Future Products and Processes
Author(s) -
Gaetano Cascini
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of integrated design and process science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-8959
pISSN - 1092-0617
DOI - 10.3233/jid-2012-0005
Subject(s) - triz , lead (geology) , asset (computer security) , competition (biology) , business , manufacturing engineering , industrial organization , risk analysis (engineering) , biochemical engineering , process management , computer science , engineering , ecology , computer security , geomorphology , biology , geology
The capability of anticipating the main features of future products and related manufacturing processes is more and more a critical asset in industry, due to the innovation-based competition of markets and to the extremely reduced lead time of modern product development cycles. The paper presents a survey of TRIZ, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, as a reference methodology to support design activities driven by the forecasted evolution of technical systems. TRIZ postulates, models and tools are described in the scope of technology forecasting and discussed within a more general design science perspective. The discussion highlights strengths and weaknesses of the theory and suggests relevant directions for further research in the field.
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