Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management (Hardcover)

Andrew P. Sage

ISBN 10: 0470083530 / ISBN 13: 9780470083536

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2009

Beschreibung

Hardcover. The trusted handbooknow in a new edition This newly revised handbook presents a multifaceted view of systems engineering from process and systems management perspectives. It begins with a comprehensive introduction to the subject and provides a brief overview of the thirty-four chapters that follow. This introductory chapter is intended to serve as a "field guide" that indicates why, when, and how to use the material that follows in the handbook. Topical coverage includes: systems engineering life cycles and management; risk management; discovering system requirements; configuration management; cost management; total quality management; reliability, maintainability, and availability; concurrent engineering; standards in systems engineering; system architectures; systems design; systems integration; systematic measurements; human supervisory control; managing organizational and individual decision-making; systems reengineering; project planning; human systems integration; information technology and knowledge management; and more. The handbook is written and edited for systems engineers in industry and government, and to serve as a university reference handbook in systems engineering and management courses. By focusing on systems engineering processes and systems management, the editors have produced a long-lasting handbook that will make a difference in the design of systems of all types that are large in scale and/or scope. This is the only handbook available that focuses on the engineering and management techniques for building systems of all types from process, product line, and systems management perspectives. Its primary emphasis is on systems that are information technology and software intensive and that involve human and organizational elements. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780470083536

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Titel: Handbook of Systems Engineering and ...

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: new

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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THE TRUSTED HANDBOOK NOW IN A NEW EDITION THIS NEWLY REVISED HANDBOOK PRESENTS A MULTIFACETED VIEW OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FROM PROCESS AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES. IT BEGINS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE THIRTY–FOUR CHAPTERS THAT FOLLOW. THIS INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A "FIELD GUIDE" THAT INDICATES WHY, WHEN, AND HOW TO USE THE MATERIAL THAT FOLLOWS IN THE HANDBOOK. TOPICAL COVERAGE INCLUDES: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LIFE CYCLES AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; DISCOVERING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; COST MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY, AND AVAILABILITY; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; STANDARDS IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; SYSTEMS DESIGN; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENTS; HUMAN SUPERVISORY CONTROL; MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL DECISION–MAKING; SYSTEMS REENGINEERING; PROJECT PLANNING; HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; AND MORE. THE HANDBOOK IS WRITTEN AND EDITED FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT, AND TO SERVE AS A UNIVERSITY REFERENCE HANDBOOK IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT COURSES. BY FOCUSING ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, THE EDITORS HAVE PRODUCED A LONG–LASTING HANDBOOK THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN OF SYSTEMS OF ALL TYPES THAT ARE LARGE IN SCALE AND/OR SCOPE.