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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 -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2018.00466.x
Subject(s) - aerospace , complexity management , multidisciplinary approach , system of systems , stakeholder , risk analysis (engineering) , context (archaeology) , complexity theory and organizations , computer science , schedule , management science , risk management , systems thinking , complexity science , complex system , systems engineering , knowledge management , systems design , engineering , software engineering , artificial intelligence , business , organizational learning , social science , sociology , biology , operating system , paleontology , public relations , marketing , political science , finance , aerospace engineering
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. Emergent risk can be quantified by viewing systems from multiple stakeholder and design perspectives to more accurately assess unforeseen behaviors. Methods for dealing with complexity that come from the systems, organizational and complexity science perspectives are considered and transposed into an aerospace context. This survey highlights commonalities between complexity management methods, systems design models, and elements of systems thinking that can be used to 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. Ultimately, the solution for managing complexity lies in multidisciplinary collaboration in order to solve problems that span multiple academic domains.