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Systems Theory and Application

by Scott Jackson, Ricardo Moraes

October 2023

Intermediate to advanced

90 pages

1h 59m

English

CRC Press

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SystemTypes of SystemsComplex SystemsComplicated SystemsSystems of SystemsReferences
EmergenceSaltTypes of EmergenceTaxonomiesNew TaxonomyExamples of EmergenceHolismHierarchyDocumented HierarchiesBoundariesReferences
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The Systems Engineering Vee ModelFunctional AnalysisRequirements and NeedsConstraints and Specialty RequirementsInterfacesVerification and ValidationValidation of the SystemSystems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)System ResilienceRisk Analysis and ManagementDesign ReviewsThe System Life CycleDecision ManagementCertification and SafetySystems Engineering HeuristicsFurther ReadingReferences

Determining the ArchitectureThe Heuristics MethodThe Functional Analysis MethodAlternative Aircraft ArchitecturesBlended Wing-body (BWB) ArchitectureOverall Pros and ConsThree-surface AircraftMilitary Cargo AircraftReferences
The Heuristics MethodPros and Cons of Heuristic EvaluationPros of Heuristic EvaluationCons of Heuristic EvaluationLevel of Abstraction HeuristicResilience HeuristicsReferences
An Organismic EntityA Mechanistic EntityMechanistic ControlOrganismic ControlSelf-Determination Theory (SDT)Chatelier’s PrincipleFeedback LoopsManagement CyberneticsManagement Cybernetics in organizationCircular systemReferences
HierarchyHolismBoundariesPartsSystemFunctionSubsystemsHolonEmergenceArtifactsAbstractionsComplexityInteractivityBehaviorDynamicsSystems of systemsComplicatedHuman-madeNatural SystemsCyberneticsReferences
IntroductionThe Five Paths of Systems ThinkingThe Meadows View of Systems ThinkingReferences
The Value of Systems ThinkingThe Future of SystemsReferences
Case ACase BCase CCase DReferences

Overview

This book describes the characteristics of the five different disciplines of systems which are Systems Theory, Systems Science, Thinking in Systems, Systems Architecting, and Systems Engineering. The book discusses how they all relate to each other and form a synergistic set of disciplines.