Showing papers on "System of systems engineering published in 1969"
TL;DR: A survey of current trends of systems engineering in the glass industry is presented, with the central theme that systems engineering is the technique through which the process of the authors' time?the information revolution exemplified by the digital computer?is exerting its impact on the industry.
Abstract: A survey of current trends of systems engineering in the glass industry is presented. The central theme is that systems engineering is the technique through which the process of our time?the information revolution exemplified by the digital computer?is exerting its impact on the industry. Systems engineering is examined and basic concepts reviewed, and the production system is defined as a pyramidal, hierarchical structure. Process models which have been developed primarily for control purposes are reviewed; examples of theoretically or experimentally developed models are given. In computer control applications, a major trend is seen toward extensive integrated real-time information-processing systems consisting of several computers connected through a communication network. The development of the human components in the production system, particularly management structure, is considered as an essential aspect of the overall system development.
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TL;DR: The current preoccupation with management information and control systems suggests an important new field of application now open to control engineers as discussed by the authors, and their practical experience in the design of complex systems over many years surely qualifies them to make a useful contribution.
Abstract: The current preoccupation with management information and control systems suggests an important new field of application now open to control engineers. Their practical experience in the design of complex systems over many years surely qualifies them to make a useful contribution. Most so-called management systems are still not much more than adaptations of traditional practices developed round organisational functions or narrow disciplinary approaches. True management systems imply the need for overall control, and demand specialised design procedures which cut across functional and disciplinary barriers. A brief consideration of some of the individual approaches in the field, however, will illustrate the difficulty in reaching a consensus even on basic principles.
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01 Jan 1969
Abstract: What is Engineering Design? | LinkEngineering Students walk through two real-life at-school “problems” that are solved by using the engineering design process—teacher desk/homework organization and student locker organization. Doing this prepares students to identify and solve their own real-world engineering challenges to everyday problems at home, school and in the community—including an optional provided open-ended, project ...
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