The development of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) has not followed the
usual patterns of scientific validation required by engineering methods. Consequently, its …

Over the past decades, companies have continually sought out approaches that help them
reduce the innovation cycle time due to its importance in their success. Among these …

Abstract The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) is a toolkit of methods to support
systematic creativity. The latter has been the focus of many studies since late 90s, when …

Improving product behavioral performance in design process needs an innovative approach
to integrate simultaneously most of the trades (safety, reliability, maintainability, etc.) …

Many manufacturers today are striving to provide high value-added product–service
offerings (PSO) to their customers. PSO has heterogonous structure and various …

The paradigm change that rules our industry (currently evolving under the quality paradigm)
requires an enterprise to organize innovation in a pragmatic way. Beyond theoretical …

Conceptual design is a critical activity during the early phases of new product development
(NPD) because most creative ideas will be generated in this process. Without creativity in …

The paper presents the research activity developed by the authors in the field of computer-
aided inventive problem solving: an original model and a dialogue-based software …

In the global competition, companies are propelled by an immense pressure to innovate.
The trend to produce more new knowledge-intensive products or services and the rapid …

The desiccation of Urmia Lake in Iran is an environmental catastrophe with international
implications both regionally and worldwide. The government of Iran has undertaken …