DocumentCode
398120
Title
Can unpredictable systems be managed?
Author
Longstaff, P.H.
Author_Institution
Res. Associate, Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
5-8 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
2013
Abstract
The paper is an overview of several new ideas about complex, unpredictable systems and explores what it means to manage a system you can\´t predict. The paper also considers the potential utility of several ideas from the new science of networks. The critical difference between tightly and loosely coupled systems is then examined as well as a concept called "practical drift" which may help explain how strong coupling can sometimes make complex systems unstable.
Keywords
large-scale systems; management science; complex systems; loosely coupled systems; network science; organisational aspects; practical drift concept; tightly coupled systems; unpredictable systems; Air accidents; Business communication; Economic forecasting; Helicopters; Humans; Information resources; Physics; Resource management; Road transportation; Waste materials;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2003. IEEE International Conference on
ISSN
1062-922X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7952-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.2003.1244708
Filename
1244708
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