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Models for effective analysis of systems: An industrial case study
Author(s) -
Myers Margaret,
Kaposi Agnes,
Britton Carol,
Kaposi John
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6858(2001)4:1<76::aid-sys7>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - computer science , systems engineering , management science , engineering , industrial engineering
Abstract This article introduces Product/process (P/p) modeling: a generic method suitable for describing situations and solving problems in many fields from technical to managerial and organizational. P/p modeling operates at the boundary between human cognition and technical specification, an area of particular interest in systems engineering. We show how P/p modeling can highlight and clarify important aspects of the systems engineering process in general, and then illustrate our claims for the method by a specific example taken from industrial practice. Using P/p modeling, the paper identifies explicitly the differences between “hard” processes, such as those used in classical engineering, and “soft” processes, found in new fields, such as business and system development. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Syst Eng 4: 76–85, 2001