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A textbook for academic courses or continuing education seminars and workshops. Describes system engineering in terms of its objectives and applications, the steps in the process, and a management perspective for implementing programs. Explains the fundamental goal as integrating a wide variety of key design disciplines into the design effort. The second editions includes appendices with additional case studies, a guide to life-cycle costing, and suppliers; the date of the first is not noted. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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New edition of the best-selling systems engineering reference and text, the book is completely updated to add cutting edge technologies and current management philosophies. It features strengthened coverage of different types of systems, particularly in the defense, commercial and private sectors and a new emphasis on "open architecture" approach to design of the functional analysis and requirements allocation process. The new edition also includes an expanded discussion of requirements analysis, increased coverage of technical performance measures (TPMs) and a focus on concurrent engineering in the design integration process.
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