Systems For All

"I recommend this book to teachers and researchers as it provides a basis of an intellectual framework for systems engineering I believe that this work will be a major contribution to the development of a systematic framework for systems engineering as the discipline becomes more mature."
John McDermid
Department of Computer Science
University of York

List of contents

The "systems crisis"; about problems and communication; general concepts; systems concepts; product / process modelling; problem solving - process and strategies; systems; measures; black-box systems; structural systems; products, processes and gates; process management; organizational maturity and quality management; contract.

Summary

This volume offers a new systems paradigm, presents a systems outlook, defines key concepts and outlines the principles of characterizing complex systems in a qualitative way and by the systematic use of models and measures. The book presents the product/process methodology.

Product details

• Authors: Kaposi Agnes, Agnes Kaposi, Agnes (Kaposi Associates Kaposi, Kaposi Agnes, Margaret Myers, Margaret (Richmond Myers
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2001
• EAN: 9781860942730
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-273-0
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 272 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 821 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology