As customers and
shareholders demand better products faster, more pressure is felt by technical
professionals to develop it now and develop it right the first time. Considered
the breakthrough design and inventive problem-solving approach of the past 100
years, TRIZ is a unique, algorithmic approach to problem solving that allows
engineers, planners and managers to formulate the best possible solutions for
technical systems problems and predict future product needs based on technology
evolution and competitive advantages. Developed in Russia, the popularity of
TRIZ is now spreading to Europe, the United States, and Japan, but until now no
comprehensive, comprehensible treatment of the topic has been available in
English.
Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Applications for Engineers and
Manufacturing Professionals not only demystifies TRIZ, but it also shows how it
can be used in new ways to enhance Six Sigma, Constraints Management, Supply
Chain Management, QFD, and Taguchi methods to gain innovative and technological
competitive advantages. This practical how-to guide teaches you how to solve
problems creatively, and more importantly, shows you how to find and foresee the
evolution of problems in the future. It provides many exercises, worksheets, and
tables to further illustrate the concepts of this multinational method.
Implement the same problem-solving tool that many Fortune 500 companies are
already using with Simplified TRIZ