Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management
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Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management
About this book
A thoroughly updated overview of systems engineering management and decision making
In the newly revised third edition of Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management, the authors deliver a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the systems decision process, systems thinking, and qualitative and quantitative multi-criteria value modeling directly supporting decision making throughout the system lifecycle. This book offers readers major new updates that cover recently developed system modeling and analysis techniques and quantitative and qualitative approaches in the field, including effective techniques for addressing uncertainty. In addition to Excel, six new open-source software applications have been added to illustrate key topics, including SIPmath Modeler Tools, Cambridge Advanced Modeller, SystemiTool2.0, and Gephi 0.9.2.
The authors have reshaped the book's organization and presentation to better support educators engaged in remote learning. New appendices have been added to present extensions for a new realization analysis technique and getting started steps for each of the major software applications. Updated illustrative examples support modern system decision making skills and highlight applications in hardware, organizations, policy, logistic supply chains, and architecture.
Readers will also find:
- Thorough introductions to working with systems, the systems engineering perspective, and systems thinking
- In-depth presentations of applied systems thinking, including holism, element dependencies, expansive and contractive thinking, and concepts of structure, classification, and boundaries
- Comprehensive explorations of system representations leading to analysis
- In-depth discussions of supporting system decisions, including the system decision process (SDP), tradespace methods, multi-criteria value modeling, working with stakeholders, and the system environment
Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying systems engineering and systems engineering management, Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management will also earn a place in the libraries of practicing system engineers and researchers with an interest in the topic.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Working with Systems
- Chapter 2 Applied Systems Thinking
- Chapter 3 System Representations
- Chapter 4 The Systems Decision Process
- Chapter 5 Problem Definition
- Chapter 6 Value Modeling
- Chapter 7 Solution Design
- Chapter 8 Costing Systems
- Chapter 9 Decision Making via Tradespace Analysis
- Chapter 10 Stochastic Tradespace Analysis
- Chapter 11 System Reliability
- Chapter 12 Solution Implementation
- Chapter 13 EpilogueāProfessional Practice
- A Realization Analysis Levels 0 and 2
- B Software Fundamentals
- Index
- EULA