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Introduction to systems engineering

Title: Introduction to systems engineering / Andrew P. Sage, James E. Armstrong, Jr.
Author: Sage, Andrew P.
Publication: New York : Wiley, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

Armstrong, James E.

Description

xiv, 547 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Wiley series in systems engineering

Uniform Title

Wiley series in systems engineering.

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Contents

1. Introduction to Systems Engineering -- 2. Methodological Frameworks and Systems Engineering Processes. Methodological Frameworks for Systems Acquisition or Production. Other Specific Life-Cycle Methodologies for Systems Acquisition, Production, or Procurement. Life Cycles Patterned After the Waterfall Model -- 3. Formulation of Issues. Situation Assessment. Approaches to Situation Assessment. Problem or Issue Identification. Value System Design. Formulation of Issues Example. Relationships Between Issue Formulation and Design and Development Efforts. The Systems Engineering Requirements Statement. Generation of Alternatives or System Synthesis. Feasibility Studies -- 4. Analysis of Alternatives. Analysis of Systems with Uncertain and Imperfect Information. Structural Modeling: Trees, Causal Loops, and Influence Diagrams. System Dynamics Models and Extensions. Economic Models and Economic Systems Analysis. Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Supportability Models.
Discrete Event Models, Networks, and Graphs. Evaluation of Large-Scale Models -- 5. Interpretation of Alternative Courses of Action and Decision Making. Formal Decisions. Group Decision Making and Voting -- 6. Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management. Systems Engineering Organizational Structures. Pragmatics of Systems Management. Systems Engineering Methods for Systems Engineering Management. Human and Cognitive Factors in Systems Engineering and Systems Management.

ISBN

0471027669 (alk. paper)

LCCN

99033715

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Columbia University Libraries