Idea Generation for Fuzzy Front End Using TRIZ and TOC

Author

Li, Guoping ; Tan, Runhua ; Liu, Zhansheng ; Zhang, Huangao

Author_Institution

Inst. of Design for Innovation, Hebei Univ. of Technol., Tianjin

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

21-23 June 2006

Firstpage

590

Lastpage

594

Abstract

Mini-problems are a kind of problems, which should be solved for incremental innovation for existing products. The major method to solve them is to find the contradictions, technical or physical, existed in a product, and to solve them. The current reality tree (CRT) and conflict resolution diagram (CRD) of theory of constraints (TOC) are good at finding contradictions. Theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) is applicable for solving them. It is reasonable to integrate TOC and TRIZ to form a process from finding them to solving them. It is core function to generate ideas for the solving contradictions for the fuzzy front end. A four-step process model for that function of FFE is developed

Keywords

constraint theory; innovation management; product development; TOC; TRIZ; conflict resolution diagram; constraints theory; current reality tree; fuzzy front end; idea generation; incremental innovation; inventive problem solving theory; new product development; Cathode ray tubes; Commercialization; Constraint theory; Databases; Embryo; Logic; Partial response channels; Problem-solving; Product development; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Innovation and Technology, 2006 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore, China

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0147-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0148-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262287

Filename

4037085