Systems thinking for the enterprise: new and emerging perspectives

Author

Rebovich, George, Jr.

Author_Institution

Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA

fYear

2006

fDate

24-26 April 2006

Abstract

New and emerging modes of thought are increasingly being recognized as essential to successful systems engineering in enterprises. This new systems thinking is emerging at the intersection of seminal ideas from modern system thinkers, the broad discipline of information technology, and the theory of complex adaptive systems, particularly those from evolutionary biology and social systems. Part of this new systems thinking requires a replacement of the notion that specific engineering outcomes or goals can always be assured with one that seeks to shape, improve, or increase the value of engineering outcomes through thoughtful interventions in the ever-increasing numbers of circumstances in which we are not fully in control

Keywords

business data processing; corporate modelling; organisational aspects; technology management; complex adaptive system theory; enterprise systems engineering; evolutionary biology; information technology; social system; systems thinking; Adaptive systems; Availability; Control systems; Evolution (biology); Information technology; Permission; Shape control; Space technology; Systems biology; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System of Systems Engineering, 2006 IEEE/SMC International Conference on

Conference_Location

Los Angeles, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0188-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SYSOSE.2006.1652297

Filename

1652297