Re-evaluating systems engineering concepts using systems thinking

Author

Bahill, A.Terry ; Gissing, Bruce

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. & Ind. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA

Volume

28

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

516

Lastpage

527

Abstract

Humans (individually, on teams, and in organizations) can follow simple processes to increase their probability of success. Many authors, both technical and nontechnical, have described processes for doing various things like designing a system, attaining business excellence, and solving personal and professional problems. The amazing similarities in these diverse processes suggest that there is a general process that might be closely related to human thinking. This general process was abstracted into the SIMILAR Process. This paper shows how the SIMILAR Process was used to help redescribe the requirements discovery process and system design process

Keywords

systems analysis; systems engineering; SIMILAR Process; business excellence; human thinking; problem solving; requirements discovery; system design; systems engineering; systems thinking; Airplanes; Business; Cost function; Design engineering; Design methodology; Humans; Manufacturing; Problem-solving; System testing; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1094-6977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5326.725338

Filename

725338