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| Collection of interrelated objects, rules, procedures that interact to achieve a certain goal |
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| A group of objects forming a network for distributing something, serving a common purposee |
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| An organized set of doctrines or principles for the working of a whole entity |
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| An organized or established procedure |
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| A harmonious arrangement or pattern |
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| Mission statement, big picture |
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| What is System Engineering |
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Focuses on defining customer needs
Required functionality early in the cycle
Documenting requirements
System validation while considering the complete system |
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Assessment
Planning
Design
Construction
Operation
Maintenance
Demolition/Failure |
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| Broad-based approach of problem solving |
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| Approach geared towards solving complex problems involving systems |
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| Application of the scientific method modified to capture the holistic nature of real world in order to solve complex problems |
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| Basic Steps in System Approach |
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Problem Symptoms
ID the System
Order
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Environment
Components
Objectives
Constraints |
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Goal (Big picture)
Function |
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| Operational statement of goals that should be measurable where possible and attainable |
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Objectives
Environment
Resources
Components
Management
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| Ends that a system is working towards |
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| Real and quantifiable, in order to measure performance |
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All that is outside of the system's control
Determine in part the manner of performance |
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| All means available to the execution of the activities necessary for goal realization |
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| Things systems can change to use to their advantage |
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| Parts or elements that accomplish the mission goal, jobs, or activities |
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| Usually fixed but with a degree of rigidity/flexibility |
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Examples:
Design standards
Environmental conditions
Materials and Equipment
Permits and Plans
Staffing |
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Examples:
Developed site
Waste
Pollution
Noise
Profit |
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Examples:
Drafting
Bid documents
Construction schedule
Construction method
Business plan
Inspection |
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Developed by using objectives and constraints
Measures of Cost over Measures of Effectiveness |
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| Measures of Effectiveness |
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Examples:
Cost
Punctuality
Speed
Area |
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| Capital and maintenance cost of providing the service in relative dollar terms |
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| Formal process based on a summary of the system's function, objectives, and constraints |
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| The problem is to provide a function that meets the constraints of ____ and has objectives of ____. |
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| Address/fulfill the function/service delivery of the system |
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| Are comparable and very different |
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| Support objectives and comply with constraints |
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| The behavior of the system is modeled for alternatives generated |
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Predict behavior of the system
- physical/scale model/drawing
- parametric (lab test)
- mathematical (software, equations) |
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| Predicts change in the whole system as change happens to a part of the system |
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| Predictive models are used to together with alternative generation to provide an optimal system configuration |
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| Best used for alternatives and decision analysis |
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| Evaluation of Alternatives |
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1. Performance of Alternatives
2. Feasibility and Rank/Order by Priority
3. Evaluation with Consequences |
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Types:
Engineering, Construct-ability
Economic, Financial
Social, Political, Legal
Environmental |
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| Ranking alternatives during Alternative Evaluation phase |
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| Process to determine the best solution, maximizing the net benefits |
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| Maximizing Optimization Formula |
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Risk: Objective data exist to estimate the probability of an event
Data: Experiments/historical
Uncertainty: Where no objective data exists, complete ignorance exists |
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Project
Type of Bid
Historical Profit
Probability of Profit
Probability of Being Awarded
Cost of Drawing Up Bids |
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