Part 2

Problem Statement

◦ A new idea of the product (shoes) has to be

developed to generate more revenue and gain

new market share for the company.

Benefits and /or impact if the problem is solved

◦ When the new product has been generated, the

company will gain more revenue and gain new

market share. Hence the profit gained will be

increased as well.

Process flow

Function Analysis

Problem Statement to

be solved

Function Analysis

Potential ideas

S-curve

analysis

Trend of Engineering

System Evolution

S-Curve Analysis

According to the S-curve analysis, Shoe are located at the 3rd stage (Maturity).

A few indicators are used to show this.

Indicators &

Recommendations System consumes highly specialized resources

Supersystem components intensively adapt themselves to interaction with the system

System generations mainly differ from one another by design and function

Recommended ways to improve the system for a distant future:

•Deep trimming, integration of alternative systems

The footwear product can be trimmed into a smaller size with integrated

function. This means that the shoe would be smaller and does not affect its

regular function

•Switching to another principle of operation

Other methods of wearing shoes may be implanted to generate new product

ideas in providing further ease of wearing. This would impact the current way

of wearing shoes.

Trends of Engineering System

Evolution (TESE)

Trend of S-Curve

Trends of Increasing Ideality

Trend of Transition to the Supersystem

Trend of Increasing Completeness

Trend of Increasing Degree of Trimming

Trend of Optimization of Flows

Trend of Elimination of Human Involvement

Trend of Increasing Coordination

Trend of Increasing Controllability

Trend of Increasing Dynamicity

Trend of Uneven Development of

System Components

Potential Ideas

Sprayed Shoe

Air Shoe

Arrow indicates the air injections to expand the

polymer into a shoe shaped.

*The arrow indicate the signal light