Component analysis is suitable as an analysis tool for complex problems and also serves as a first step for TRIZ functional analysis.
Component analysis is a part of the TRIZ toolbox and helps to divide a problem into different levels of abstraction and to select the right level of abstraction to consider a problem.
TRIZ (TRIZ is the Russian acronym for “Teoria reschenija isobretatjelskich sadatsch”, which translates as “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving” or “Theory for Solving Inventive Problems”) describes the theory of inventive problem solving and refers primarily to mechanical-technical issues, uses a very logical-rational, technically influenced language and thinking and thus represents almost an antithesis to the user-centered language of Design Thinking. However, the tools used in TRIZ can also be used in a less orthodox way and can be applied to non-technical problems.
In a system there is a multitude of elements and influencing factors. Permissible components are:
1. in technical systems:
– Elements that have a mass, such as a spring, a bracket or even a table.
– Fields that enable interactions and interactions between components, for example, a magnetic field.
2. in non-technical systems:
– Delimitable elements, such as a department, a person.
– Fields here can be transferred elements such as culture et cetera.
Not allowed are:
– Software
– Parameters of components such as speed or humidity.
