National Highways &  Road Cones

Using the Oxford TRIZ TRIMMING rules to achieve dramatic cost savings 

Questions Answered 

• How were the National Highways TRIZ team guided to recognise their resources and solve their urgent problems?
  
• Which Oxford TRIZ TRIMMING tools were used in this process?
• How can using the 6 TRIZ TRIMMING tools help save money sustainably?

This case study explains how National Highways achieved dramatic cost savings when their TRIZ team in Bristol invented a solution which used only 0.5 % of their £10 million  budget.

They needed to tackle the problem of finding where are the Road Cones? Are they always in 
the right places at the right times? How can we track them? 

The solution was uncovered by following a simple unique process from Oxford TRIZ™ with
just Four Fast Steps showing them how to get what they need by mobilising their resources.

National Highways is a government-owned company in charge of the major routes in England, (not the rest of the UK). The agency changed its name from Highways Agency to Highways England in 2015, changing its name again in August 2021 to National Highways.

What can you learn from this case study?

• Find how National Highways tackled the problem to track all the Road Cones
• Plus, how they undertook a Resource Hunt at all levels - in and around the road network, the motorists, and all elements in the area
• The TRIZ tools used and how they helped

How will this benefit you? 

• Find out how to apply TRIZ tools to complex, technical problems
• Understand how a clear action plan can be quickly achieved with Oxford TRIZ™ 
• Gain a fast understanding of the problem's overview and the solution  - and see how Oxford TRIZ™ works FAST to solve problems