Decision making in systems engineering and management

Abstract

Foreword. Preface. Thoughts for Instructors. Contributors. Acknowledgments. Acronyms. 1. Introduction (Gregory S. Parnell and Patrick J. Driscoll). 1.1 Purpose. 1.2 System. 1.3 Stakeholders. 1.4 Life Cycle. 1.5 Systems Thinking. 1.6 Systems Engineering Thought Process. 1.7 Systems Engineering. 1.8 Engineering Management. 1.9 Systems Decision Process. 1.10 Overview. 1.11 Exercises. References. Part I: Thinking. 2. Systems Thinking (Patrick J. Driscoll). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Structure. 2.3 Classification. 2.4 Boundaries. 2.5 Visibility. 2.6 IDEFphi Models. 2.7 Mathematical Structure. 2.8 Spatial Arrangement. 2.9 Evolution. 2.10 Summary. 2.11 Exercises. References. 3. Life Cycle (Patrick J. Driscoll). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Life Cycle Model. 3.3 Other Major Life Cycle Models. 3.4 Risk Analysis in the Life Cycle. 3.5 Summary. 3.6 Exercises. References. 4. Systems Modeling and Analysis (Paul D. West, John E. Kobza, and Simon R. Goerger) 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Developing Measures. 4.3 Modeling the Design. 4.4 The Modeling Process - How We Build Models. 4.5 The Model Toolbox: Types of Models,Their Characteristics, and Uses. 4.6 Simulation Modeling . 4.7 Determining Required Sample Size. 4.8 Summary. 4.9 Exercises. References. 5. Life Cycle Costing (Edward Pohl and Heather Nachtmann). 5.1 Introduction to Life Cycle Costing. 5.2 Introduction to Cost Estimating Techniques. 5.3 Cost Estimation Techniques. 5.4 Cost for Systems Decision Making. 5.5 Risk and Uncertainty in Cost Estimation. 5.6 Summary. 5.7 Exercises. References, Part II: Systems Engineering. 6. Introduction to Systems Engineering (Gregory S. Parnell). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Definition of System. 6.3 Brief History of Systems Engineering. 6.4 Systems Trends that Challenge Engineers. 6.5 Three Fundamental Tasks of Systems Engineers. 6.6 Relationship of Systems Engineers to Other Engineering Disciplines. 6.7 Education and Training of Systems Engineers. 6.8 Exercises. References. 7. Systems Engineering In Professional Practice (Roger C. Burk). 7.1 The Systems Engineer in the Engineering Organization. 7.2 Systems Engineering Activities. 7.3 The Systems Engineer and Others. 7.4 Building an Interdisciplinary Team. 7.5 Systems Engineering Responsibilities. 7.6 Roles of the Engineer. 7.7 Characteristics of the Ideal Systems Engineer. 7.8 Summary. 7.9 Exercises. References. 8. Effectiveness (Edward Pohl). 8.1 Introduction to Effectiveness. 8.2 Reliability Modeling. 8.3 Mathematical Models in Reliability. 8.4 Basic Models. 8.5 Component Reliability Importance Measures. 8.6 Reliability Allocation and Improvement. 8.7 Markov Models of Repairable Systems. 8.8 Exercises. References. Part III: Systems Decision Making. 9. Systems Decision Process Overview (Gregory S. Parnell and Paul D. West). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Value-Focused Versus Alternative-Focused Thinking. 9.3 Decision Quality. 9.4 Systems Decision Process. 9.5 Role of Stakeholders. 9.6 Role of Decision Makers. 9.7 Environment. 9.8 Comparison with Other Processes. 9.9 When to Use the Systems Decision Process. 9.10 Tailoring the Systems Decision Process to the Systems Engineering Project. 9.11 Example of Use of the Systems Decision Process. 9.12 Illustrative Example: Systems Engineering Curriculum Management (CMS)-Summary and Introduction. 9.13 Exercises. References. 10. Problem Definition (Timothy Trainor and Gregory S. Parnell). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Stakeholder Analysis. 10.3 Functional Analysis. 10.4 Value Modeling. 10.5 Output of the Problem Definition Phase: Problem Statement, Screening Criteria, and Value Model. 10.6 Illustrative Example: Systems Engineering Curriculum Management (CMS)-Problem Definition. 10.7 Exercises. References. 11. Solution Design (Paul D. West). 11.1 Introduction to Solution Design. 11.2 Survey of Idea Generation Techniques. 11.3 Turning Ideas into Alternatives. 11.4 Enhancing Solution Candidates. 11.5 Summary. 11.6 Illustrative Example: Systems Engineering Curriculum Management (CMS)-Solution Design. 11.7 Exercises. References. 12. Decision Making (Michael J. Kwinn, Jr. and Gregory S. Parnell). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Preparing to Score Candidate Solutions. 12.3 Four Scoring Methods. 12.4 Score Candidate Solutions or Candidate Components. 12.5 Conduct Sensitivity Analysis. 12.6 Use Value-Focused Thinking to Improve Solutions. 12.7 Conduct Cost Analysis. 12.8 Conduct Cost/Benefit Analysis. 12.9 Prepare Recommendation Report and Presentation. 12.10 Prepare for Solution Implementation. 12.11 Illustrative Example: Systems Engineering Curriculum Management (CMS)-Decision Making. 12.12 Exercises. References. 13. Solution Implementation (Robert Powell). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 The Solution Implementation Phase. 13.3 Planning for Action: The Work Breakdown Structure. 13.4 Performance Measurement. 13.5 Solution Implementation Strategy. 13.6 Implementation for the Produce the System Life Cycle Stage. 13.7 Implementation for the Deploy the System Life Cycle Stage. 13.8 Implementation in the Operate the System Life Cycle Stage. 13.9 Summary. 13.10 Illustrative Example: Systems Engineering Curriculum Management (CMS)-Implementation. 13.11 Exercises. References. 14. Summary (Gregory S. Parnell). 14.1 Systems Thinking is the Key to Systems Engineering. 14.2 Systems Engineers Play a Critical Role in the Life Cycle. 14.3 A Systems Decision Process is Required for Complex. 14.4 Systems Engineering will Become More Challenging. Index.