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The Concept Of Resources In Triz, Umakant Mishra Aug 2007

The Concept Of Resources In Triz, Umakant Mishra

Umakant Mishra

An ideal system should have all advantages and no harms. If the resources consumed are expensive than the output produced then the invented system becomes ridiculous. The objective should be to use least amount of resources, cheapest resources, easily available resources and resources available within the system.

Every system intends to achieve a main useful function. The use of resources should target to improve its main useful function. If certain parts of a system or certain resources lead to unwanted functions or harmful effects then that part of the system needs to be modified and those resources need to be …


Sleepers Exposed: New Innovations In Rail Design, Sakdirat Kaewunruen Jan 2007

Sleepers Exposed: New Innovations In Rail Design, Sakdirat Kaewunruen

Sakdirat Kaewunruen

No one would deny that our rail network makes life much easier, and trains are widely considered to be the world's safest mode of transport. Bearing this in mind, the idea of decreasing the weight of railway sleepers, or increasing the load they carry may make passengers and associates of the rail industry sceptical as regards their own safety or the integrity of their goods and assets.