This research is to integrate the QFD and TRIZ theories into innovative principles of the intelligent patient bed design processes. The use of the QFD matrix expansion and its importance for the evaluation and analysis to build the front-end preventive design process will meet customer needs. The evaluation is based on the order of importance; the quality characteristics of the target specifications and quality characteristics of the correlation matrix. The design of an integrated sensor system to monitor patients‟ body movements while lying on beds enables the data quantity to be collected and analyzed to identify the cause of bed sores and the spots that bed sores are prone to occur. Armed with this information, designers and engineers can work to develop much-improved and market competitive products, which is the focal point of this article. Doctors can then treat patients more efficiently and effectively. All physical response data derived from the patients (testers) are documented to assess the correlations between the sensors and the human body. During the test time, the mechanism was activated, and all of which were able to effectively facilitate the reduction of bed sores for the patient by the intelligent patient bed.

The aim of this paper is to show how to apply TRIZ to resolve difficulties and conflicts in Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) for detecting surface defects on small metal parts and saving effort-spent (energy saving). TRIZ has been well-known as a creative and innovative thinking theory in solving engineering and technology contradictions in the last two decades. However, few studies and practical usage were proposed in AOI area. Conflicts occurring in AOI are discussed to demonstrate the ideas guided by 39 TRIZ management parameters, 40 innovative principles, and contradiction matrix. The results show that TRIZ is able to provide direct, quick and effective alternatives to resolve the conflicts in AOI. In this manner, huge effort and cost can be saved in further execution stage. In this paper, the detection for surface defects on small and precise metal part are utilized as a case study to describe the proposed TRIZ-based conflicts-solution in AOI implementation.

The aim of this paper is to show how to apply TRIZ to resolve conflicts in management area, especially in product life management (PLM) in desinging and manfacturing smart-phone. TRIZ has been well-known as a creative and innovative thinking theory in solving engineering and technology contradictions in the last two decades. However, few studies and practical usage were proposed in management area. Conflicts occurring in product life management including schedule, budget, and risk ones at smart phone R&D process are discussed to demonstrate the ideas guided by 39 TRIZ management parameters, 40 TRIZ innovative principles, and contradiction matrix. The results show that TRIZ is able to provide direct, quick and effective alternatives to resolve the conflicts in PLM. In this manner, huge effort and cost can be saved in further project execution stage. In this paper, an innovative 3C consuming product such as smart-phone is utilized as a case study to describe the proposed TRIZ-based conflicts-solving approaches at PLM stage.

This research proposes QFD and TRIZ integration at stages of the main problems that may arise, creating the high performance control valve in the concept development and manufacturing stages to amend and prevent the main issues in the front-end. In order to eliminate the conflicting requirements to build the prevention front-end design of the design process that will meet customer needs and translate customer needs into measurable technical requirements, the innovative design model integrating two tools were proposed, which based on the consideration of the correlation matrix of engineering characteristics and customer satisfaction on the basis of cost and time. Finally, one example of the method described will be highlighted within the research that will demonstrate the design of the case and achievable resource benefits. They can also provide the design staff with more effective ways to accelerate the product design and manufacturing process.

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