Applying DEMATEL to assess TRIZ’s inventive principles for resolving contradictions in the long-term care cloud system
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find the key innovative principles for evaluating the long-term care (LTC) cloud system by exploring contradictory and complex points in its development.
Design/methodology/approach
The theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) approaches are integrated to resolve complex contradictions in the system. The heuristic reasoning of TRIZ is applied to obtain innovation principles for an LTC cloud mining system. However, the importance and feasibility of these innovative principles require further assessment. In this study, DEMATEL is employed to clarify the complex relationships among the principles and evaluate their key influences.
Findings
This paper identifies six primary contradictions and derives 25 innovative principles for the resolution of these conflicts. Further analysis confirms three key innovative principles. First, the government should consider the overall planning of the cloud system platform, followed by the participation of other medical and LTC institutions. Second, the information capability of LTC institutions should be unified by recording the pathology data of care recipients to create an information exchange system. Third, LTC institutions should act in cooperation with medical institutions to provide professional medical capabilities.
Originality/value
The contributions of this paper are two-fold. First, this study provides an integrated methodology integrating the TRIZ and DEMATEL approaches to resolve LTC problems. Second, this research identifies the key innovative principles for developing an LTC cloud system in Taiwan.
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Acknowledgements
The study is supported by a research grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Republic of China (MOST 104-2221-E-008 -046).
Citation
Chang, D.-S., Liu, S.-M. and Chen, Y.-C. (2017), "Applying DEMATEL to assess TRIZ’s inventive principles for resolving contradictions in the long-term care cloud system", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 117 No. 6, pp. 1244-1262. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-06-2016-0212
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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