Function Analysis for System Understanding
Karen Gadd · 2011
This chapter contains sections titled: Function Analysis and Maps for Problem Understanding Why Use TRIZ Function Analysis? What Can TRIZ Function Analysis Reveal at a Glance? Basic Building Blocks for Problem Solving – Defining Ideality For Problem Solving We Need Both the Ideality Audit and the Function Analysis Function Analysis of the Current System (System We've Got) Function Analysis for Understanding and Solving Simple Problems Systems Develop to Deliver Benefits Better – Perfecting Functions to Deliver Those Benefits Systems Develop in Response to Changing Needs Simple Rules of Function Analysis Function Maps Contain All the System and Relevant Environmental Elements Problem Solving from the Function Analysis Problem List Oxford Standard Solutions for Solving Problems Mapped in Function Analysis Function Analysis at Every Stage and for Every Kind of Difficult Problem Function Analysis Identifies All Significant Problems Example of Function Analysis of a Single Item – a Coffee Cup Function Analysis For Locating and Dealing with the Causes of Problems – Roadside Bombs Conclusion Case study: Improving the Opening of the Bitesize Pouch at Mars Mars Enjoys Immediate Success of New Pouch Packaging Concept The Pouch Problem Solving the Pouch Problem with TRIZ The Winning Idea and the Validation Patenting the Idea The Future Conclusion Appendix 11.1 – Oxford Standard Solutions These are the Traditional TRIZ 76 Standard Solutions Re-Arranged into Three Categories