Designing and managing complex systems

"The systems that surround us are often multidimensional, and complex, consisting of a large collection of networked components with convoluted connections between them. Designing and managing such systems can be challenging, particularly in organizations. Designing and Managing Complex Systems...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moriarty, David (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Academic Press [2023]
Subjects:	Human engineering. System design. Organizational change. System analysis. Philosophy. Efficiency, Organizational Organizational Innovation Systems Analysis Philosophy Ergonomics Ergonomie. Conception de systèmes. Changement organisationnel. Analyse de systèmes. Philosophie. systems analysis. philosophy. Human engineering System design Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Control and communication
The simplification imperative
The language of systems
Classes of systems
Neurobiological systems
Sociotechnical systems
Consilient dynamics across scales
Introduction to part 3
Structure and function
Capability and adaptive capacity
Engineering resilience
Assessing the system properties of your organization
Challenger and Columbia
Walmart, FEMA, and Hurricane Katrina
Lake Peigneur
The water temples of Bali
The global financial crisis
Continental Airlines
Three Mile Island
Cybersyn and the trucking strike
Biological and informational viruses
Netflix
Fukushima
The Mumbai Dabbawalas
Flash Crash
Alphafold 2
Consilience with the arts