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In this work a method for identifying the key points and supporting an eco-design activity for SMEs is presented. Amongst the different concurrent approaches in the literature, Active Innovation Management (AIM), is currently developing, jointly with the University of Bergamo, an integrated approach based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and TRIZ eco...
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... Customers of companies, as stakeholders, show increasing concern about the ecological footprint and environmental impact of these companies [5]. But beyond highlighting the importance of sustainable development and green management, the scarcity of resources and higher levels of pollution are progressively leading to cleaner production [6]. This has generated a growing interest on the part of environmental and innovation researchers in the idea of sustainable innovation [7], [8]. ...
... This is because innovations improve environmental performance and process IE helps to improve material efficiency [72]. In addition, individuals are social drivers of IE, as their environmental awareness induces the 6 transition to a circular economy [73]. Thus, business models are motivated to enable a transition in the way they develop their product to achieve resource efficiency [74]. ...
This paper delves into the strategic dimensions influencing the adoption of environmental innovations (EIs) in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico City. Employing a mixed-methods approach combining documentary analysis and expert interviews, the study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of integrating EI practices in the context of manufacturing SMEs. Qualitative methodology was chosen to explore experiences, perceptions, and practices related to EI adoption, acknowledging its ability to capture the complexity and richness of data. Through systematic literature review and semi-structured interviews with Corporate Social Responsibility experts, causal relationships and key factors influencing EI adoption were identified. The data analysis involved constructing causal maps and applying the Viable System Model to comprehend the interactions and dynamics within the organizational systems.
... Other authors proposed suggestions and frameworks for guiding the designers to exploit TRIZ tools in a most proficient manner for Ecodesign. [29] introduced a set of guidelines for explaining how the Laws of Technical System Evolution could be used to assess the value of existing solutions, to understand the most promising directions of improvement and to improve them. [30] introduced a life cycle planning methodology for guiding the application of the Contradiction Matrix for solving design contradictions between quality, costs and environmental aspects. ...
This paper proposes a set of Eco-guidelines for supporting designers in developing new greener products and processes. The first requirement that a guideline should have is to be sufficiently general to cover every kind of problem and at the same time sufficiently specific to bring the user closer to the solution without requiring too much personal inspiration. This balance was searched by adopting one of the most known systematic innovation techniques: TRIZ (Russian acronym of Theory of Inventive Problem Solving). In the literature, there are many examples of integrations between Eco-guidelines and problem-solving methods, but the solutions that are suggested, however effective, are not necessarily eco-friendly. To overcome this problem, the authors propose a rigorous ontology indicating how to apply a specific problem-solving strategy onto a specific part of the problem, trying to make the user aware of the environmental consequences of his design changes. The result of this work is a set of 59 guidelines. The article explains the birth of each guideline, the way in which they were adapted with respect to the known technique, and the motivation for which they should generate greener solutions, in light of the results of an experiment involving engineering students in real industrial cases.
... Yang and Chen (2012) proposed an approach that integrates the Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and TRIZ methods, with Simplified LCA (S-LCA). Russo et al. (2011) proposed an approach based on the integration of LCA and TRIZ ecoguidelines to foster the implementation of the ecodesign approach in European small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Sakao (2007) proposed a design methodology to support environmentally conscious design of products by integrating LCA, QFDE (Quality Function Deployment for Environment), and TRIZ. ...
The growing attention to environmental sustainability is not reflected in the effective implementation of ecodesign principles in the industrial context. The main barriers are related to the propensity of companies to optimise only specific aspects directly affected by legislation and to the higher priority given to other drivers such as performance, cost and aesthetics. The present paper faces this issue by proposing an approach to support designers to concurrently deal with environmental, economic and technical performance in all the key phases of the product development process (selection of drivers, evaluation of design alternatives, preservation, sharing and reuse of knowledge, etc.). The approach is grounded on a multi-criteria index, called Product Impact Index (PII), which allows weighting different drivers, verifying the satisfaction of the company’s goals, and comparing different design solutions. The method has been successfully applied in two case studies to support the redesign of a cooker hood and a freestanding cooker. Results confirmed its usefulness and effectiveness in overcoming the common barriers to ecodesign implementation in the industrial context.
... At the same time a systematic literature review of existing practices on sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) published in 2014 doesn't contain any references to TRIZ [53]. However, systematic eco-innovation support in SMEs with TRIZ is reported since 2011 [54,55,56]. The classical TRIZ contradiction matrix 39x39, which dates back to the extensive research of Altshuller and his co-workers in the 1970s [4], is the most frequently used and inspiring TRIZ tool in eco-ideation methods, followed by direct application of 40 inventive principles, evolution laws, effect databases. ...
Economic growth and ecological problems motivate industries to apply eco-friendly technologies and equipment. However, environmental impact, followed by energy and material consumption still remain the main negative implications of the technological progress in process engineering. Based on extensive patent analysis, this paper assigns more than 250 identified eco-innovation problems and requirements to 14 general eco-categories with energy consumption and losses, air pollution, and acidification as top issues. It defines primary eco-engineering contradictions, in case eco-problems appear as negative side effects of the new technologies, and secondary eco-engineering contradictions, if eco-friendly solutions have new environmental drawbacks. The study conceptualizes a correlation matrix between the eco-requirements for prediction of typical eco-contradictions on example of processes involving solids handling. Finally, it summarizes major eco-innovation approaches including Process Intensification in process engineering, and chronologically reviews 66 papers on eco-innovation adapting TRIZ methodology. Based on analysis of 100 eco-patents, 58 process intensification technologies, and literature, the study identifies 20 universal TRIZ inventive principles and sub-principles that have a higher value for environmental innovation. The presented research work belongs to the European project “Intensified by Design platform for the intensification of processes involving solids handling” (IbD, http://ibd-project.eu), funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 SPIRE programme.
... In these papers, it is observed that the problem of packing and packaging has been an attractive research topic to address real problems of the business sector, using frequently inventive techniques for the design of products like QFD, TRIZ, while GA has been implemented for optimizing spaces. of spaces inside a container, reduce the packing costs, and assure that the fruit keeps in the best possible conditions during handling and transportation. Considering these objectives, the scientific community has proposed several approaches and methodologies to integrate innovative elements of the design of new products, processes, wrappings, and loads of merchandises in which stands out the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) (Ko, 2016;Russo, Bersano, Birolini, & Uhl, 2011;Zhang, Yang, & Liu, 2014). Meanwhile, for optimization, some algorithms on the artificial intelligence field have faced those problems (Liu, Tan, Xu, & Liu, 2014;Stawowy, 2008). ...
This article proposes a novel approach that uses a mathematical model optimized by Genetic Algorithms harmonized with the Russian theory of problem solving and invention (TRIZ) to design an export packing of Persian Lime. The mathematical model (with functional elements of non-spatial type) optimizes the spaces of the Persian Lime Packing, maximizes the Resistance to Vertical Compression and minimizes the Amount of Material Used, according to the operation restrictions of the packing during the transport of the merchandise. This approach is developed in four phases: the identification of the solution space; the optimization of the conceptual design; the application of TRIZ; and the generation of the final proposal solution. The results show the proposed packing (with 28% less cardboard) supports at least the same vertical load with respect to the nearest competitor packing. However, with the same number of packings per pallet and pallets per container, the space used by the packing assembled and deployed in the container is greater by 10% and 38% respectively. Besides, TRIZ includes innovative non-spatial elements such as the airflow and the friction of the product inside the packing. The contribution of this approach can be replicable for the packing design of other horticultural products of the agri-food chain.
... Synergy of Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and TRIZ [17,21] are most common within the research. Authors also integrate TRIZ in LCA [20,23,24,25,26]. TRIZ evolution patterns, CBR and simple LCA can be integrated [15,27] in a way that first TRIZ patterns move inventors in an conceptual field, then CBR helps to realize the concept and using LCA the effectiveness and improvements of the new design in comparison with other methods is revealed [15]. ...
Creativity has emerged as a driving force to innovation processes and systems’ design for the manufacturing industry of future generations. Despite the growing importance of value creation of innovation processes and strategies in general, companies are still faced with the challenge of measuring the outcome of innovation processes in particular. Many creative assessment methods for innovation can be identified from literature, such as TRIZ and morphological analysis. For example, researchers combine or integrate the technique of Theory Inventive of Problem Solving (TRIZ) with other methodologies such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), to help design engineers and practitioners to create, evaluate and select the best solution to meet the business objectives for eco-product and sustainable manufacturing. The integrated methods can solve main contradictory problems particularly engineering requirements from the concept of eco-design analysis to eco-product, sustainable manufacturing and application. Review work on the literature, specifically that on research and development of TRIZ, LCA, and LCE showed that said methodologies have been widely and successfully implemented in several practical applications. This review work provides an in-depth analysis of identifying and finding issues of strengths, weaknesses and outcomes of the TRIZ when combined with LCA, LCE, Eco-efficiency and other integrated methods for eco-product and sustainable manufacturing. The results show that using creativity assessment methods and eco-design methods facilitates decision-making process in early stage of conceptual design for sustainable manufacturing.
Keywords: TRIZ, morphological analysis, creative methods, problem solving, eco-design
... Being an organized method for problem solving, TRIZ can be applied for eco-design thus it consists of different tools, which are applicable for idea generation (contradiction matrix, forty inventive principles, evolution patterns, ideality and trends of engineering system evolution) (Buzuku and Shnai, 2018). Many tools were proposed as results of the combination of TRIZ with other theories, such as Case Based Reasoning (CBR) (Yang and Chen, 2011) or Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (Russo et al., 2011(Russo et al., , 2015. Many platforms, based on these proposed ideation methods, have been developed to promote the ecoinnovation. ...
... Another mapping of eco design methods/tools tested in the REMake project (Russo 2011) is presented in the following Fig. 1; the methods are organized in three sequential phases (pre-diagnosis, audit, and implementation) and three major areas: ...
An Eco-design methodology based on two abridged Life Cycle Assessment (aLCA) tools and TRIZ Eco guidelines is presented. This method is one of the outputs of the European project REMake, which developed and tested new approaches for eco-innovation and optimization of energy and materials for 250 manufacturing SMEs in six countries. Unlike other Eco-design methods, this method couples a simplified but solid assessment phase, realized with an abridged LCA, to an advanced and structured product improvement phase (that normally consists of basic design suggestions). A set of over 300 Eco-design guidelines, coming from problem solving techniques as TRIZ and conceptual design are selectively introduced to develop design variants to the given system with the aim of providing a lower global environmental impact. The advantages and limits of the method have been evaluated versus other methods inside European project REMake, and in this article are presented two case study realized in an independent way by two research groups that have tested it in two industrial case studies.
... Em detrimento do exposto cenário, com a identificação e caracterização dos impactos, tem-se a tomada de decisão e ação por parte da organização rumo às mudanças que se mostram necessárias para que seja alcançada a redução dos impactos (GONZÁLEZ-GARCÍA et al., 2012;RUSSO et al., 2011). Neste panorama, identifica-se a implementação de ações que trazem a atualização, renovação do sistema, resultando, muitas vezes, na adoção de medidas geradoras de inovação, tema a ser abordado na seção seguinte. ...
A constante atualização tecnológica, diminuição das fronteiras de mercado e aumento no rigor da legislação ambiental incentivam as empresas a praticarem uma produção inovadora e menos impactante. Neste contexto, o presente estudo objetiva discutir o potencial da geração de Inovação na redução de impactos ambientais pelo uso da Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida (ACV). A ACV é responsável pela identificação e caracterização dos impactos observados ao longo do ciclo de vida do sistema em estudo, ao passo que o potencial da geração de Inovação na diminuição dos impactos está na identificação e prática das ações necessárias no alcance desta redução
... The same authors, in more recent research (2012), elaborated an evolution of this approach and suggested integrating the TRIZ and CRB methods with Simplified Life Cycle Assessment(s). Russo et al. (2011) proposed an approach based on the integration of LCA and TRIZ eco guidelines, with the aim of supporting the implementation of the ecodesign approach in small and medium European enterprises. The consultation of a set of TRIZ eco guidelines provides indications on how to develop alternatives or modifications to a given system to reduce its environmental impact. ...
