{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/inventory-resources-already-present-before-adding-a-new-one",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0435",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Inventory resources already present before adding a new one",
  "summary": "The cheapest missing component may already be present under a different job title.",
  "kind": "checklist",
  "body": "List resources already available in the problem zone and surrounding system: unused capacity, time gaps, data already produced, existing fields or signals, space, waste outputs, permissions, parallel components and environmental effects. Ask whether one can perform the required function before importing a new dependency.",
  "limits": [
    "Reuse can create hidden coupling or overload; an existing resource is useful only if its new role remains safe and maintainable."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-triz-structured-invention"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-B6204CD2E988879F"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "ARIZ includes an assessment of available resources in and around the problem before importing new components or mechanisms.",
      "source_id": "RS-B6204CD2E988879F",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Using existing resources is not automatically better when those resources create hidden reliability, security or maintenance costs.",
      "locator": "Step 2 resources"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "The default solution adds another tool, service, role or component to solve a local problem."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Reuse can create hidden coupling or overload; an existing resource is useful only if its new role remains safe and maintainable."
  ],
  "example": "Before adding a new monitoring service, ask whether an existing transaction log already exposes the failure signal needed for the alert.",
  "check": "The solution search includes at least one existing resource that was not previously treated as part of the design space.",
  "checklist": [
    "Unused capacity or idle time is considered.",
    "Existing data, signals or logs are listed.",
    "Current components that could perform another function are considered.",
    "Waste, side effects or by-products are inspected as possible resources.",
    "Nearby system or environment resources are included.",
    "Using a resource is checked for new cost, risk and coupling."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-B6204CD2E988879F",
      "title": "ARIZ",
      "url": "https://triz.org/ariz/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-0176FEADE3BB023B",
      "title": "Resolve the contradiction instead of polishing the compromise",
      "url": "/collections/resolve-the-contradiction-instead-of-polishing-the-compromise"
    }
  ]
}