我们设计制造某种产品,是为了获取某种功能。当产品形成以后,有的产品除具有我们现在希望获得的功能以外,还会具有某种其它功能。这些功能是客观存在的。但由于种种原因,我们还没有意识到,是需要我们进一步开发利用的功能。我们将这种类型的功能称为“潜在功能”。对潜在功能的开发利用,必将极大地提高产品的价值,减少许多无形而又巨大的浪费。 We design and manufacture a product to obtain a certain function. When a product is formed, some products will have some other function in addition to the features we now want. These functions are objective. However, due to various reasons, we have not realized that it is a function that requires us to further develop and use it. We call this type of function “potential function.” The development and utilization of potential functions will certainly greatly increase the value of products and reduce many intangible and huge wastes.