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Engineering mega-systems : the challenge of systems engineering in the information age / Renee Stevens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stevens, Renee.
- Series:
- Complex and enterprise systems engineering.
- Complex and enterprise systems engineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Systems engineering.
- Large scale systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- With their ability to cross traditional boundaries and achieve a level of functionality greater than their component elements, mega-systems have helped corporations and government organizations around the world resolve complex challenges that they otherwise couldn't address with stand-alone systems. Engineering Mega-Systems: The Challenge of Systems Engineering in the Information Age provides a clear understanding of the engineering of this class of systems-a process that demands consideration of increasing program scale and the rapid change of underlying technologies.
- Contents:
- Front cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Context and Trends; Part II: Concepts and Frameworks; Chapter 3: Mega-System Concepts; Chapter 4: A Framework forExploring Mega-Systems; Chapter 5: Engineering andAcquiring Mega-Systems; Chapter 6: Introduction to Mega-System Case Studies; Chapter 7: Single Integrated Air Picture; Chapter 8: Developing the ElectronicProduct Code Network; Chapter 9: Observations fromthe Case Studies; Part IV: The Way Ahead
- Chapter 10: The Way AheadChapter 11: Postscript: Profilinga ComplexAcquisition Program; References; Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-04-006402-7
- 0-429-13170-4
- 1-4200-7667-1
- 9780429131707
- OCLC:
- 652654243
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