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1
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Pyramid of system hierarchy bottom to top

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  1. components
  2. subsystems
  3. system
  4. system of systems
  5. enterprise
2
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Advancement in technologies

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+ provides opportunities for increasing system capabilities

- causes development risk which requires engineering management

3
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Competition

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different forms of competition require seeking superior and more advanced systems.

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Specialisation

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requires breaking the system into components corresponding to specific product types that can be designed and built by specialists

5
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What is systems engineering?

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encompasses both engineering and management

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What is systems engineering based upon?

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the principles of systems thinking:

  • hierarchy
  • viability
  • completeness
  • emergency
7
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Systems engineering requires…

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synergy with process element

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5 steps to systems engineering PROBLEM SOLVING

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  1. UNDERSTAND the problem context
  2. IDENTIFY and understand the problem
  3. GENERATE potential solution options
  4. IMPLEMENT the chosen solution
  5. REVIEW the success
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STRUCTURE of systems engineering

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  1. SE management
  2. requirements and architecture definition
  3. DEVELOPMENT
  4. system INTEGRATION and VERIFICATION