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Perspectives on Managing Emergent Risk Due to Rising Complexity in Aerospace Systems
Author(s) -
DeTurris Dianne,
Palmer Andrew
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
insight
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-4868
pISSN - 2156-485X
DOI - 10.1002/inst.12215
Subject(s) - aerospace , complexity management , system of systems , multidisciplinary approach , risk analysis (engineering) , complexity theory and organizations , stakeholder , computer science , schedule , management science , risk management , complexity science , systems engineering , systems design , engineering , knowledge management , business , organizational learning , social science , public relations , finance , marketing , sociology , political science , aerospace engineering , operating system
Managing complexity in the aerospace industry is essential for effective development of modern engineered systems. Preventing emergent risk while maintaining cost and schedule discipline is the main objective for addressing uncontrolled self‐organization due to complexity. Engineers can quantify emergent risk by viewing systems from multiple stakeholder and design perspectives to assess unforeseen behaviors more accurately. In aerospace engineers consider and transpose methods for dealing with complexity that come from the systems, organizational, and complexity science perspectives. This survey highlights commonalities between complexity management methods, systems design models, and elements of systems thinking that can help engineers predict and prepare for emergent behavior in the system. Using new points‐of‐view in design gives practicing engineers more information with which to view and manipulate system properties. The solution for managing complexity lies in multidisciplinary collaboration to solve problems that span multiple academic domains.