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Dow Pairs Six Sigma with Innovation
07/04/2008 | Editor
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."Read More
Welcome to the April 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
07/04/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
An Overview of the General Theory of Innovation
07/04/2008 | Editor
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?Read More
The Revival of the Gallic Harvester
07/04/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Product Dna and the Property-function Matrix
03/03/2008 | Editor
If systematic approaches to innovation are pushing the view outside the domain, a form of filtering or direction is needed. Product DNAâ„¢ provides a structure, a common ground, a checklist for knowledge transfer.Read More
Case Study: Pizza and the System Operator for Teaching
03/03/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Perturbation Theory and Working Backward from Ideality
03/03/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Welcome to the March 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
03/03/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
TRIZ in the World of Science – Where Does It Fit?
03/03/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Evaluating Product Innovation – Silicone Technology
03/03/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Welcome to the February 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
04/02/2008 | Editor
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!Read More
Key to Teaching TRIZ: Breaking Mindsets
04/02/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Student Corner: Overcome Assumptions – Use Fuzzy Logic
04/02/2008 | Editor
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."Read More
TRIZ Principles in Action – Improving Solar Cells
04/02/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Challenges in Lubricant Additives Technology
04/02/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Unorthodox Use: TRIZ for Non-intended Product Use
04/02/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Welcome to the January 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
07/01/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Student Corner: Dialectic Logic
07/01/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Physico-mathematical Search of Resources
07/01/2008 | Editor
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.Read More
Supply Chain Improvement for a Forklift Distributor
07/01/2008 | Editor
This paper describes a new model of logistics integration based on the utilization of the contradiction matrix and collaborative planning forecast and replenishment (CPFR).Read More