Optimal Location vs Infrastructure Availability
Conduct total-system site evaluation including full infrastructure cost before committing to location to avoid post-selection scope expansion.
CyberTRIZ analysis · GreenFieldIndustrialProjects contradiction GFP013 · one of 8,235 worked contradictions published by CyberTRIZ.AI
Regulations
Business Context
The location offering the strongest market, resource, tax, or strategic advantages may lack the roads, utilities, telecommunications, transportation capacity, or industrial services required by the facility. Selecting it can therefore create substantial infrastructure scope that weakens its original economic advantage.
Green Field Industrial Projects TRIZ Resolution
Separate essential infrastructure from infrastructure that can be developed progressively or provided through alternative systems. Compare locations using total system requirements rather than land and operating economics alone, and use modular or shared infrastructure where practical.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 1 – Segmentation separates essential infrastructure from systems that can be developed incrementally.
Principle 5 – Merging combines project infrastructure with shared, public, or neighboring industrial systems.
Principle 24 – Intermediary uses external infrastructure providers or shared networks to connect the facility with required services.
Expected Outcome
Better site economics
Reduced infrastructure burden
Greater location flexibility
Improved project feasibility
Decision Indicators
Early indicators that this contradiction is limiting site selection include:
Preferred sites require extensive off-site infrastructure.
Infrastructure costs materially change site rankings.
External infrastructure schedules threaten project completion.
Sites are rejected despite strong strategic advantages.
Project scope expands substantially after site selection.
Monitoring these indicators helps ensure that location decisions reflect the complete infrastructure system.