TRIZ in SDI(M)

After Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, now come TRIZ in SDI(M)...
Coming soon should be SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die)!!!
Let's INNOVATE and INNOVATE!!!

What is TRIZ?
TRIZ is the science of creativity derived from all scientific and engineering solutions. TRIZ is a problem solving toolkit; the principal TRIZ tools direct us to find all the ways of solving a problem, to find new concepts and the routes for developing new products. TRIZ has simple general lists of how to solve any problem; these TRIZ solution triggers are distilled from analysing all known engineering success. There are also tools for problem understanding, for system analysis and for understanding what we want.
TRIZ offers systematic innovation; by learning TRIZ and following its rules we can accelerate creative problem solving for both individuals and project teams. Companies that successfully apply TRIZ are using the success and knowledge of the whole world, and are not dependent on the spontaneous and occasional creativity of individuals, or groups of engineers, within their organisation. TRIZ is not just powerful for technical problem solving but is also successfully used on a wide range of management issues.


What can TRIZ do?
It can help us solve problems
It can help us think clearly, powerfully and see the wood for the trees when confronted with a complex problem situation
It can help us be creative (invent new systems, find next generation systems, come up with lots of new ideas etc.)
It can help us be innovative (find new ways of using and improving existing systems, existing technologies etc.)
It can help teams work together to pool their brain power and experience, enhanced by the distilled world’s knowledge of the TRIZ tools
It can help us improve existing systems and increase the ideality of systems by lowering costs, removing harms or increasing benefits
It helps us use our resources: we can often find quick, cheap solutions to problems with TRIZ and it will help us turn harm into good
It gives us quick solutions
It gives us a structure to brainstorm around difficult problems – even with those unfamiliar with TRIZ
It will help us structure and use our thinking time effectively - we know that we’ll be looking in the right direction and places

What is SMED?
Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is one of the many lean production methods for reducing waste in a manufacturing process. It provides a rapid and efficient way of converting a manufacturing process from running the current product to running the next product. This rapid changeover is key to reducing production lot sizes and thereby improving flow (Mura (Japanese term)) The phrase "single minute" does not mean that all changeovers and startups should take only one minute, but that they should take less than 10 minutes (in other words, "single digit minute"). Closely associated is a yet more challenging concept of One-Touch Exchange of Die, (OTED), which says changeovers can and should take less than 100 seconds.