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THE DESIGN OF A RESEARCH TOOL FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITHIN A COMPLEX SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEM

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2019
This paper presents research relating to the challenges of conducting research in a complex, socio-technical system. The result of this research is that a conventional research approach is fundamentally reactive and does not always produce the desired ...
Scribante, Naudé Pieter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large-scale Complex IT Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper explores the issues around the construction of large-scale complex systems which are built as 'systems of systems' and suggests that there are fundamental reasons, derived from the inherent complexity in these systems, why our current software
Antoniou G.   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

A Comparative Analysis of Strategic Planning Based on a Systems Engineering Approach [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Ethics and Leadership, 2020
Strategic planning is an organizational process, the purpose of which is to conceive, formulate and manage the strategies implementation in the enterprise.
Herlandí de Souza Andrade   +1 more
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Multi-agent systems for power engineering applications - part 1 : Concepts, approaches and technical challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This is the first part of a 2-part paper that has arisen from the work of the IEEE Power Engineering Society's Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) Working Group. Part 1 of the paper examines the potential value of MAS technology to the power industry.
Catterson, V.M.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

System-Agnostic Security Domains for Understanding and Prioritizing Systems Security Engineering Efforts

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2017
As modern systems continue to increase in size and complexity, current systems security practices lack an effective approach to prioritize and tailor systems security efforts to successfully develop and field systems in challenging operational ...
Stephen Khou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synovial joint lubrication – does nature teach more effective engineering lubrication strategies? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Nature shows numerous examples of systems which show energy efficiency, elegance in their design and optimum use of materials. Biomimetics is an emerging field of research in engineering and successes have been documented in the diverse fields of ...
Liskiewicz, T.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Virtual Development of Advanced Thermal Management Functions Using Model-in-the-Loop Applications

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Development challenges in the automotive industry are constantly increasing due to the high number of vehicle variants, the growing complexity of powertrains, and future legal requirements.
Jonas Müller   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systems engineering to systems biology

open access: yesMolecular Systems Biology, 2008
Mol Syst Biol. 4: 185 The ‘bottom‐up’ approach to systems biology entails quantitatively studying complex biological processes by analyzing their molecular components. A converse system biology approach is to infer properties of biological systems in a ‘top‐down’ fashion, using a variety of network reverse engineering methods, data‐driven modeling and
Yıldırım, Muhammed A, Vidal, Marc
openaire   +4 more sources

How to Deal with the Complexity of Future Cyber-Physical Systems?

open access: yesDesigns, 2018
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) integrate computation, networking and physical processes to produce products that are autonomous, intelligent, connected and collaborative.
Martin Törngren, Paul T. Grogan
doaj   +1 more source

ChaordicLedger: Knowledge Transfer for Industry

open access: yesIEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering, 2023
In the development of large-scale, integrated systems, consistent clarity and distribution of knowledge and relevant status are crucial to success.
Michael F. Marchini
doaj   +1 more source

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