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3.4.3 Systems Engineering Net‐Centric solutions – an analysis of different perspectives
Author(s) -
Crosby Gary,
Kemp Duncan,
Snell Dave
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2006.tb02759.x
Subject(s) - net (polyhedron) , soft systems methodology , management science , computer science , state (computer science) , systems engineering , engineering , information system , mathematics , management information systems , algorithm , electrical engineering , geometry
This paper reviews several different perspectives of net‐centric operations (NCO) identified by the INCOSE NCO working group. It is of one of three initial products of the group alongside a review of the Systems Engineering challenges posed by NCO and a literature survey of the state of the art in NCO. The paper uses elements of Checkland's Soft‐Systems Methodology to understand a range of different perspectives on NCO. It describes three different perspectives of the benefits of net‐centric approaches, four perspectives of what constitutes a net‐centric solution and four different approaches to realising net‐centric solutions. Finally the paper examines the relationship between the perspectives and draws some high level conclusions about the utility of the different approaches to different situations.