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This function is a correcting function to compensate for the negative
effect of the harmful function.

9.2.2 Resources

The maximum effective use of resources is very important in TRIZ. We also
need to think of resources and make use of them in creative ways.

The primary mission for any product or process is to deliver functions.
Because substances and fields are basic building blocks of functions, they
are important resources from the TRIZ point of view. However, substances
and fields are not sufficient by themselves to build and deliver functions.
Space and time are also needed; they are also important resources. From the
TRIZ point of view, an information and knowledge base about how to use
available resources is also an important resource.

We can segment resources into the following categories:
1. Substance resources
a. Raw materials and products
b. Waste
c. By-products
d. System elements
e. Substance from surrounding environments
f. Inexpensive substances
g. Harmful substances from the system
h. Altered substances from the system
2. Field resources
a. Energy in the system
b. Energy from the environment
c. Energy or field that can be built upon existing energy platforms
d. Energy or field that can be derived from system waste
3. Space resources
a. Empty space
b. Space at interfaces of different systems
c. Space created by vertical arrangement
d. Space created by nesting arrangement
e. Space created by rearrangement of existing system elements
4. Time resources
a. Prework period
b. Time slot created by efficient scheduling
c. Time slot created by parallel operation
d. Post work period