Decision making in systems engineering and management. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gregory S. Parnell, Patrick J. Driscoll, Dale L. Henderson.
• Editors: Parnell, Gregory S; Driscoll, Patrick J; Henderson Dale L
• Contents: ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword to the Second Edition""; ""Foreword to the First Edition""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""What is the Purpose of the Book?""; ""What is this Book?""; ""Who is this Book for?""; ""Why Did We Write this Book?""; ""How did we write the book?""; ""How is this book organized?""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Thoughts for Instructors""; ""Course Design Using the Book""; ""An Example Undergraduate Course Design""; ""Example Graduate Program Support""; ""Decision Analysis Software""; ""Student Evaluation""; ""Final Thought""; ""Contributors"" ""Acronyms""""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose""; ""1.2 System""; ""1.3 Stakeholders""; ""1.4 System Life Cycle""; ""1.5 Systems Thinking""; ""1.6 Systems Engineering thought Process""; ""1.7 Systems Engineering""; ""1.8 Engineering Management""; ""1.9 Systems Decision Process""; ""1.10 Overview""; ""1.11 Exercises""; ""References""; ""Part I: Systems Thinking""; ""Chapter 2: Systems Thinking""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Structure""; ""2.3 Classification""; ""2.4 Boundaries""; ""2.5 Visibility""; ""2.6 IDEF0 models""; ""2.7 Mathematical Structure""; ""2.8 Spatial Arrangement"" ""2.9 Evolution""""2.10 Summary""; ""2.11 Exercises""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: System Life Cycle""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 System life cycle model""; ""3.3 Other major system life cycle models""; ""3.4 Risk management in the system life cycle""; ""3.5 Summary""; ""3.6 Exercises""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Systems Modeling and Analysis""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Developing system measures""; ""4.3 Modeling the System Design""; ""4.4 The modeling process: How we build models""; ""4.5 The Model Toolbox: Types of models, their characteristics, and their uses"" ""4.6 Simulation Modeling""""4.7 Determining required sample size""; ""4.8 Summary""; ""4.9 Exercises""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Life Cycle Costing""; ""5.1 Introduction to life cycle costing""; ""5.2 Introduction to Cost Estimating Techniques""; ""5.3 Cost Estimation Techniques""; ""5.4 System Cost for Systems Decision Making""; ""5.5 Risk and Uncertainty in Cost Estimation""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""5.7 Exercises""; ""References""; ""Part II: Systems Engineering""; ""Chapter 6: Introduction to Systems Engineering""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Definition of System and Systems Thinking"" ""6.3 Brief History of Systems Engineering""""6.4 Systems Trends That Challenge Systems Engineers""; ""6.5 Three Fundamental Tasks of Systems Engineers""; ""6.6 Relationship of Systems Engineers to Other Engineering Disciplines""; ""6.7 Education, Training, and Knowledge of Systems Engineers""; ""6.8 Exercises""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Systems Engineering in Professional Practice""; ""7.1 The Systems Engineer in the Engineering Organization""; ""7.2 Systems Engineering Activities""; ""7.3 Working with the systems development team""
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 620.001171; Technology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- General; Technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780470934715; 0470934719; 9780470926956
• Related ISBNs: 9780470900420
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