126 pages · 2022
Operations Research and Systems Engineering
Growth and Transformation Commentaries on the Profession
By Howard Eisner
- Published
- October 5, 2022
- Imprint
- CRC Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9781003306610
Overview
About this book
This book presents an overview of operations research and systems engineering and takes a look into both fields on content, histories, contributions, and future directions so a sound career choice can be made for those who might be deciding on a career path. The book also offers how these two fields can be integrated and used in current times and into the future.
Operations Research and Systems Engineering: Growth and Transformation traces the history of both fields of research as well as offers comments on the importance of both areas of study. By taking a look back with a historical perspective and also looking forward with the presentation of applications currently being used, someone looking to make a sound career choice will be able to decide which area they want to move towards. The book also offers how to integrate both operations research methods with systems engineering concepts and tools and provides a comparison between the two, along with how they can work together in the future.
The goal of this book is to provide the reader with enough information so they can move forward with their career goals. It is also an ideal book that provides engineers, scientists, and mathematicians with a way to broaden their knowledge and areas of study.
Subjects
Development Studies, Environment, Social Work, Urban Studies, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Engineering & Technology, Mathematics & Statistics
Inside the book
Table of contents
Select a chapter to read its abstract.
Chapter 1Introduction
Pages: 2
This short introduction suggests how the book can be read, along with how the student can make use of the material with respect to operations research and systems engineering.
Chapter 2Overview of Operations Research
Pages: 9
This chapter provides illustrative problem domain areas, along with definition of operations research from leading authors. This is followed by citations of types of academic training and areas of specialized training. A list of operations research departments across the country is next, together with a sample curriculum in operations research. This is followed by military problems addressed by Operations Research, the Lanchester equations, and familiar names in Operations Research. Next, we see some perspectives of the British in Operational Research and information about ORSA.
Chapter 3Overview of Systems Engineering
Pages: 11
This chapter begins with the elements of systems engineering as represented in Standard 15288, followed by the author's 30 elements of systems engineering. The perspective of SEBoK follows, together with a historical view is the next subject. Which is followed by the topic of A.D. Hall, Goode and Machol and then Machol. Bumps in the road from Griffin and Wasson are presented, along with Rechtin's heuristics. Then a brief look at systems engineering in the DoD is cited, along with Baldwin's update within the DoD, and a brief look into the future of systems engineering. The topic of a grand theory of systems engineering from Kasser and Zhao completes the chapter.
Chapter 4Academic Representations
Pages: 10
Programs in both systems engineering as well as operations research are cited from a dozen colleges and Universities.
Chapter 5Systems Engineering: Revisited
Pages: 8
This chapter begins with A.D. Hall and moves on into the INCOSE handbook and the systems approach. Watson and Griffin's view followed by a discussion of failures in systems engineering of the discipline of engineering elegance is summarized, from some leading systems engineers. This is followed by a citation of engineering tasks that might fit into a modified standard 15288. Then there is a listing of MITRE's approach to systems engineering, and then NASA's approach to the same
Chapter 6Operations Research: Revisited
Pages: 8
This chapter begins with a citation of mathematical subjects that are part of operations research. This is followed by some military applications and an overview of institutions. This is followed by a very brief citation of Soft OR, and Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology. and the mnemonic CATWOE. The next two subjects are Appreciative Inquiry and a sample of optimization software followed by probability and statistics relationships. And a very brief listing of decision theory and search theory software as well as the subject of forecasting.
Chapter 7Common Elements – Operations Research and Systems Engineering
Pages: 11
This chapter begins with a brief citation of Modeling and Simulation software packages, and then optimization software. Several probability relationships follow, and then we see the likelihood ratio and search theory Then we forecasting models and software tools for forecasting.
Chapter 8Growth in Systems Engineering and Operations Research
Pages: 10
This topic is approached from the perspective of growth in people, taking on more responsibilities in a corporate setting. Five levels of growth are cited, namely: (1) local management, (2) local leadership, (3) chief problem solver, (4) systems architect, and (5) chief enterprise architect. The McGovern Model the Eisner model and the Zachman model are cited. Four key growth figures are cited, followed by growth of the enterprise and growth of the field discussions (salaries and jobs).
Chapter 9Key Contributions – Operations Research
Pages: 5
This chapter begins with a listing of basic contributions in operation research together with impacts in technique areas. The topics of FFRDCs and military matters are cited are along with a list of people as contributors.
Chapter 10Key Contributions – Systems Engineering
Pages: 9
This chapter begins with a long list of contributions along with the features of an elegant design. This is followed by a brief citation of SERCs and some heuristics of systems engineering. As well as model-based systems engineering. Key contributors to the field of systems engineering follows.
Chapter 11A Personal Journey
Pages: 9
This chapter traces some history of the book's author through the fields of operations research as well as systems engineering.
Chapter 12Transformations
Pages: 11
This chapter cites many transformations that have occurred, and are likely to occur, in both the fields of operations research and systems engineering.
Chapter 13Summary
Pages: 2
This is a chapter that provides a brief summary of the entire book.