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ON THE NATURE OF INTEGRATION: AN ESSENTIAL TASK IN THE ENGINEERING OF SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Martin James N.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1996.tb02065.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , systems engineering , task (project management) , unsaid , product (mathematics) , system integration , software deployment , computer science , engineering , software engineering , art , geometry , literature , mathematics , operating system
It has been said that systems engineering is concerned with the integration of system elements. This is certainly true, but there are some critical things left unsaid. What system and what elements are to be integrated? It turns out that there are several systems of concern in any application of the systems engineering process. First, there is the system that ends up in the hands of the user. This is sometimes called the end product. There is also the system that manufactures the end product. There are also systems for verification (or test), deployment, installation, training, maintenance, administration, and disposal. There are also all the non‐product related elements such as process, methods, tools, and environment. Also, how about technology and people? Hence, there are many “elements” that need to be integrated. This paper describes the things that need to be integrated and some of the means by which full integration can be ensured.