Optimisation of complex product innovation processes based on trend models with three-valued logic
Artificial Intelligence
2026-01-19 v1 Optimization and Control
Abstract
This paper investigates complex product-innovation processes using models grounded in a set of heuristics. Each heuristic is expressed through simple trends -- increasing, decreasing, or constant -- which serve as minimally information-intensive quantifiers, avoiding reliance on numerical values or rough sets. A solution to a trend model is defined as a set of scenarios with possible transitions between them, represented by a transition graph. Any possible future or past behaviour of the system under study can thus be depicted by a path within this graph.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.10768,
title = {Optimisation of complex product innovation processes based on trend models with three-valued logic},
author = {Nina Bočková and Barbora Volná and Mirko Dohnal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.10768},
year = {2026}
}