Systems Thinking Coping with 21st Century Problems |
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| Author:
| Boardman, John
Sauser, Brian |
| Series title: | Systems Innovation Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4200-5492-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $140.00USD $155.00USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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Addressing seemingly intractable systems problems in our society, this book focuses on the inherent opportunities and difficulties of a systems approach. It highlights the use of systemigrams and system of systems and contains examples from a range of domains, including technology development, engineering, business management, the intelligence community, and policy. The text also includes an extensive number of exercises as well as many case studies and results from collaborative...
More DescriptionAddressing seemingly intractable systems problems in our society, this book focuses on the inherent opportunities and difficulties of a systems approach. It highlights the use of systemigrams and system of systems and contains examples from a range of domains, including technology development, engineering, business management, the intelligence community, and policy. The text also includes an extensive number of exercises as well as many case studies and results from collaborative research and development projects with leading corporations. It offers a free software tool called systemiTool, useful for creating, editing, and demonstrating systemigrams, on the authors' website.