TRIZ: Theory of Inventive Problem Solving and Comparison of TRIZ with the other Problem Solving Techniques

Abstract

— In today’s business world, it is obligatory to produce or closely follow and apply the technological and scientific developments in order to survive in a highly competitive environment by establishing productive, efficient and profitable businesses and to keep abreast of the rapid changes of the needs. In this paper, TRIZ’s (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) difference, which occurred with the possession of inventive problem solving philosophy and the provision of the possibility to use extensive knowledge base, is explained. The systematic approach of TRIZ is essentially emphasized in detail. Brief explanations of other problem solving methods are also presented in order to provide a benchmark to reveal the strong and weak characteristics of TRIZ among the other methods. The possibility of using TRIZ together with other problem solving techniques, instead of using the method as a single solution provider, is discussed in the paper

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22. B. CERİT was born in Istanbul, Turkey,
23. in 19 He received his B.S. and M.S.
24. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and
25. PhD. degree in Engineering Management
26. at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul,
27. in 1983, 1986 and 1995, respectively.
28. He is a Lecturer in the Department of
29. Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Technical
30. University since 1996. His research interests include Quality
31. Management, Human Resources Management, Production
32. Planning, and Investment Planning.
33. G. KÜÇÜKYAZICI was born in Istanbul,
34. Turkey, in 1981. She received her B.S.
35. degree in Industrial Engineering at Yıldız
36. Technical University, Istanbul, and her M.S.
37. degree in Industrial Engineering at Istanbul
38. Technical University, Istanbul, in 2003 and
39. 2009, respectively. She is now a PhD.
40. candidate in Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical
41. University, Istanbul.
42. She is a Research Assistant in the Department of Industrial
43. Engineering, Istanbul Technical University since 2010. Her
44. research interests include Strategic Management, Quality
45. Management, Decision Making, and Logistics.
46. D. ŞENER was born in Istanbul, Turkey,
47. in 19 He received his B.S. and M.S.
48. degrees in Industrial Engineering at
49. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, in
50. 2001 and 2005, respectively.
51. He is Business Development Director at
52. Delta Marine Engineering Co. since 2011.
53. His research interests include Quality Management, Strategic
54. Management, and Software Development.