A Literature Survey and Classification Framework of TRIZ Methodology

TRIZ is an emerging theory which deals with innovative solutions to the problems challenging the industry. Though originally developed for machine designing purposes to remove the contradictions arising in the designing, TRIZ has found its feet in other areas as well. The underlying principle of the theory-"patterns of technical evolution are repeated across industries and sciences", makes its applications limitless. Taking into account the above facts, the authors were prompted to carry out an expansive survey. A classification framework was constructed which classified the literature dealing with the TRIZ applications according to various areas. This framework will help in furthering quality research in this field and augment the work of finding its applications in other fields as well.