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1 online resource |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"This book is based on a qualitative study that includes dozens of in-depth interviews with experts in the systems engineering field"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Words from Incose President; Words from the Head of the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Systems Engineering, Technion; Words from the President of the Israeli Association for Systems Engineering INCOSE-IL; Words from the Writers; Preface; List of Interviewees (Alphabetical Order); Part I Systems Engineering -- A General Overview; Chapter 1.1The Origins, History, and Uniqueness of Systems Engineering; 1.1.1 On The Essence of Systems Engineering; 1.1.2 The Different Types of Systems Engineering; Chapter 1.2A Multidisciplinary, Systemic View. |
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1.2.1 The Boundaries of a System1.2.2 Systems of Systems; 1.2.3 Managing the Human Factor; 1.2.4 Traits Derived From an Interdisciplinary, Systemic View; Chapter 1.3The Systems Engineer as Manager and Leader; 1.3.1 Systems Engineering and Technological Project Management; Chapter 1.4The Evolution of a Systems Engineer; 1.4.1 The Main Paths of Development of Systems Engineers; 1.4.2 The Evolution of Software Engineers Into Systems Engineers; 1.4.3 The Training of Systems Engineers; Chapter 1.5Systems Engineering in Various Organizations. |
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1.5.1 Who is a Systems Engineer? -- A Question of TerminologyChapter 1.6The Future of Systems Engineering; Part II A World of Complex Projects -- then and Now; Chapter 2.1The IAI Lavi Project -- The Dream and Downfall; 2.1.1 The Feasibility Study; 2.1.2 The Project; 2.1.3 The End of the Project and Further Insights; Chapter 2.2The Iron Dome Project -- Development Under Fire; 2.2.1 Background and Preparations; 2.2.2 The Management of the Project; Part III The Interviews; Chapter 3.1Developments in a Complex, Technological World -- The Aviation and Space Industries. |
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3.1.1 Structured, Multidisciplinary Methods of Resolving Lateral Problems3.1.2 Planning Systems that Fit the Needs of Both Clients and Users -- 3.1.3 Seeing Beyond Technology -- Understanding the Mission -- 3.1.4 Simplification Capabilities in a Complex Environment -- 3.1.5 Complex Mega-Systems That Cannot be Supervised -- Chapter 3.2Developments in Industry and Commerce and in Complex Civilian Systems; 3.2.1 The Ability to Identify Bottlenecks and Eliminate Them -- 3.2.2 Well-Organized Work is Always Needed; the Problem is People Don't Always Want to Make the Effort |
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3.2.3 Management-Oriented Systems Engineers Also See The Business Aspects3.2.4 Optimization by the Top Ranks -- Chapter 3.3The Influence of the Accelerated Progress in the Computing World; 3.3.1 When a Critical Mass of Processes and Methods is Formed, A New Profession is Born -- 3.3.2 Looking at a Problem From Different Angles -- 3.3.3 Venturing Beyond the Core-Subjects to Study New Areas -- 3.3.4 The Abstract Level of Discussion is of Great Value -- Chapter 3.4Systems Engineering and Academia; 3.4.1 Applying Holistic Thinking |
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Systems engineering.
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Industrial management.
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Ingénierie des systèmes. |
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Gestion d'entreprise. |
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systems engineering. |
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Industrial management |
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Systems engineering |
| Genre |
Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Stauber, Shuki.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zonnenshain, Avigdor. Managing and engineering complex technological systems. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015 9781119068594 (DLC) 2015000703 |
| ISBN |
9781119068464 (ePub) |
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1119068460 (ePub) |
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9781119068563 (Adobe PDF) |
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1119068568 (Adobe PDF) |
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9781119068457 |
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1119068452 |
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1119068592 |
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9781119068594 |
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(hardback) |
| Standard No. |
40025179834 |
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