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BACK TO BASICS AGAIN – A SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Author(s) -
Mar Brian W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1997.tb02187.x
Subject(s) - confusion , system of systems engineering , computer science , system of systems , systems engineering , management science , systems design , software engineering , engineering , psychology , psychoanalysis
The major confusion with the understanding of systems engineering and improving its scientific basis is the failure to define the system of interest. Given a clear definition of the system of interest, engineered functions of that system can be identified, and applications of systems engineering concepts to those activities can be examined. A systems framework is suggested to classify basic engineering and systems engineering activities. This framework allows a better definition and search for scientific foundations of systems engineering.