TY - GEN
T1 - "The lifeline" of technical systems in a TRIZ-LEAN environment
AU - Navas, Helena V G
AU - Machado, Virgílio A Cruz
N1 - The present authors would like to thank the Faculty of Science and Technology of The New University of Lisbon (UNL) and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Their support is helping to make possible our research work.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The last decades are characterized by globalization of markets and increase of their competitiveness. Enterprises need to enable the quick satisfaction of customer demands and to improve their products and services continuously. Lean Thinking goal is a creation of streamlined work processes with minimized inventory, maximized throughput, without backlog and bureaucracy [1]. The life cycle curve shows how the main characteristics of a system change in time. The main characteristics of a system can be, for example, power, productivity, speed, etc. In "childhood" the development of the technical system is slow. Next comes the time of "growth" and "maturity" with rapid improving and massive use of the technical system. Then comes a moment of development rhythm decreasing and "old age" begins. Next two alternatives are possible: the technical system deteriorates, becoming a fundamentally different system, or keeps performance for a long time. This article examines the "lifeline" of technical systems in a Lean environment and how TRIZ may be used to provide organizations with tools to determine the best way for all "old stages" of technical systems. There are several TRIZ tools which can be used to look for Lean wastes and to solve contradictions (eliminate wastes, by Lean approach).
AB - The last decades are characterized by globalization of markets and increase of their competitiveness. Enterprises need to enable the quick satisfaction of customer demands and to improve their products and services continuously. Lean Thinking goal is a creation of streamlined work processes with minimized inventory, maximized throughput, without backlog and bureaucracy [1]. The life cycle curve shows how the main characteristics of a system change in time. The main characteristics of a system can be, for example, power, productivity, speed, etc. In "childhood" the development of the technical system is slow. Next comes the time of "growth" and "maturity" with rapid improving and massive use of the technical system. Then comes a moment of development rhythm decreasing and "old age" begins. Next two alternatives are possible: the technical system deteriorates, becoming a fundamentally different system, or keeps performance for a long time. This article examines the "lifeline" of technical systems in a Lean environment and how TRIZ may be used to provide organizations with tools to determine the best way for all "old stages" of technical systems. There are several TRIZ tools which can be used to look for Lean wastes and to solve contradictions (eliminate wastes, by Lean approach).
KW - LEAN
KW - Life Cycle
KW - Lifeline
KW - Problem Solving
KW - TRIZ
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84960493175&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.383
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.383
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84960493175
VL - 131
T3 - Procedia Engineering
SP - 232
EP - 236
BT - World Conference: TRIZ FUTURE 2011-2014
A2 - Cavallucci, D.
A2 - Duflou, J.
A2 - Livotov, P.
A2 - Vaneker, T.
A2 - Cascini, G.
PB - Elsevier
T2 - World Conference
Y2 - 29 October 2014 through 31 October 2014
ER -