Systems Theory as the Foundation for Understanding Systems | Zendy

Adams Kevin MacG. | Zendy; Hester Patrick T. | Zendy; Bradley Joseph M. | Zendy; Meyers Thomas J. | Zendy; Keating Charles B. | Zendy

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Systems Theory as the Foundation for Understanding Systems

Author(s) -

Adams Kevin MacG.,

Hester Patrick T.,

Bradley Joseph M.,

Meyers Thomas J.,

Keating Charles B.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

systems engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 1520-6858

pISSN - 1098-1241

DOI - 10.1002/sys.21255

Subject(s) - axiom , construct (python library) , foundation (evidence) , set theory , set (abstract data type) , computer science , formal system , systems theory , multidisciplinary approach , theory , axiomatic system , management science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , engineering , sociology , programming language , social science , geometry , archaeology , history

As currently used, systems theory is lacking a universally agreed upon definition. The purpose of this paper is to offer a resolution by articulating a formal definition of systems theory. This definition is presented as a unified group of specific propositions which are brought together by way of an axiom set to form a system construct: systems theory. This construct affords systems practitioners and theoreticians with a prescriptive set of axioms by which a system must operate; conversely, any set of entities identified as a system may be characterized by this set of axioms. Given its multidisciplinary theoretical foundation and discipline‐agnostic framework, systems theory, as it is presented here, is posited as a general approach to understanding system behavior. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 17:

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