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Dreamers may envision our future, but it is the pragmatists who build it. Solve the right problem in the right way, mankind moves forward. Solve the right problem in the wrong way or the wrong problem in the right way, however clever or ingenious the solution, neither credits mankind. Instead, this misfire demonstrates a failure to appreciate a crucial step in pragmatic problem solving: systems integration.
The first book to address the underlying premises of systems integration and how to exposit them in a practical and productive manner, Engineering Systems Integration: Theory, Metrics, and Methods looks at the fundamental nature of integration, exposes the subtle premises to achieve integration, and posits a substantial theoretical framework that is both simple and clear. Offering systems managers and systems engineers the framework from which to consider their decisions in light of systems integration metrics, the book isolates two basic questions, 1) Is there a way to express the interplay of human actions and the result of system interactions of a product with its environment?, and 2) Are there methods that combine to improve the integration of systems? The author applies the four axioms of General Systems Theory (holism, decomposition, isomorphism, and models) and explores the domains of history and interpretation to devise a theory of systems integration, develop practical guidance applying the three frameworks, and formulate the mathematical constructs needed for systems integration.
The practicalities of integrating parts when we build or analyze systems mandate an analysis and evaluation of existing integrative frameworks of causality and knowledge. Integration is not just a word that describes a best practice, an art, or a single discipline. The act of integrating is an approach, operative in all disciplines, in all we see, in all we do.
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Importance of Integration Introduction Case Study Introduction Hubble Space Telescope Systems Engineering Case Study Principles Principles of Integration Endnote References Essences of Interaction Without Boundaries: Oneness Boundaries Scope Boundary Conditions Boundary Extenders Objects and Boundaries Objects and MechanismIntroduction to Interaction Energy, Material Wealth, Matter, and Information Property, Trait, and Attribute Epistemology of Systems Engineering Integration Metrics General Nature of Objects Services and Products Objects Constraint Frameworks Causality Causality, Mechanisms, and Correlation Model for Objective Causalities Objective Causalities Framework Cognitive Domain Procedural Domain Model and Representation Domain FunctionQuality References Foundations in Systems Integration Introduction Essence of Integration Purpose of Systems Integration Tasks of Systems Integration Defining Terms General Ontology and Mereology of IntegrationPerformance-Based Value Subjective Value: Processes Subjective and Objective Ontology Business Models Risk and Loss Prototype-Based Ontology, Logic, and Mereology Objects as Models Integration Framework Integration as Mechanism Emergence Dynamics of Integration Consolidation of Thoughts on Integration Strategy of IntegrationPower Axioms of Integration Endnotes References Systems Systemness Emergence Interface Functional Analysis Systems and Integration System of Systems and Integration Organizational Models Conclusion References Integration in Systems Engineering ContextIntroduction to Systems Engineering Nature of Systems Engineering Issues with Systems Engineering Limits of Systems Engineering Systems and Engineering Charter of Systems Engineering Lifecycle Considerations Introduction to Defining the Problem Defining the Problem Problem Domain Analysis Characterizing the Need Stakeholders Stakeholder Analysis Complexity Process Models Testing System Design Architecting Validation References Systems Integration Management Granularity Granularity and Integration Abstraction Project Management Integration as a Recursive Process Measures of Integration Quality Integration Strategy Recursive Nature of Systems Integration Integration Planning Concepts Events Integration Plan Systems Integration Model Patterns in Systems Engineering and Patterns in Systems Integration References Appendix 1: "To Manage" Decomposition Appendix 2: Product Upgrades Based on MinimumExpected Quality LossGlossary of Terms Index
