Author:Gonçalves, DPDate:Sep 2015The standard definition (ISO 15288, 2008) of the concept of a system is not complete and is the definition of a closed system. Such a definition is inadequate for systems engineering. A use-based definition is proposed which spans the open-closed ...Read more
Author:Baumbach, J; Marais, Andre H; Gonçalves, DPDate:Sep 2015Despite the advances in mature engineering disciplines, some complex systems continue to fail, and sometimes catastrophically. The lack of understanding of a problem and all its constituting elements is a key determinant in project failure. ...Read more