Putting Systems to WorkWiley, 1992 - 325 páginas The author presents a radical approach to both systems thinking and systems practice. Instead of the "soft" and "hard" schisms, he visualizes these notions as ends of a continuous spectrum running from the fuzzy and uncertain, to the firm and well structured. His theory, Unified System Hypothesis, provides both a bridge between soft and hard systems thinking, and practical methods, tools, and techniques. Illustrated with many case studies. Topics include chaos, the human element, creativity, and systems architecture. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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An Introduction to Systems | 3 |
Cybernetics | 10 |
Enquiring Systems | 18 |
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achieve activities adaptability addressed aggregation analysis application system approach architecture behaviour causal loop change management Chapter classic systems engineering clustering cohesive complementary systems complex conceiving system Contribution cost cost-effectiveness creative design concept Develop diagram economy of scale effectiveness efficiency emergent properties end-system energy engineering system entities entropy environment essential evaluation example factors Figure functional functional decomposition hard systems hierarchy Hitchins human ideal Identify imbalance implicit contained systems implicit systems influence diagram interacting systems interfaces internal methods mission Module Module Module mutual self-reward N2 chart objectives open systems operate options organization output performance potential presented Prime Directive problem process model relationships requirement result self-organized criticality shows sibling systems socio-technical systems solution specification Step strategy structure sub-systems Survivability symptoms synthesis system design system-in-focus systems Philosophy systems practitioners Systems Thinking template Threat understanding User variety Viable System Model viewpoint