Overview
- Presents a formal and consistent modelling approach based on system theories that is applicable to a wide range of systems, revised and expanded for this second edition
- Draws on examples from a wide range of applications and elucidates the principles with illustrations and worked examples
- Offers a unique overview of basic concepts, as well as advances in research applied to a wide variety of settings
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Offering an up-to-date account of systems theories and its applications, this book provides a different way of resolving problems and addressing challenges in a swift and practical way, without losing overview and grip on the details. From this perspective, it offers a different way of thinking in order to incorporate different perspectives and to consider multiple aspects of any given problem. Drawing examples from a wide range of disciplines, it also presents worked cases to illustrate the principles. The multidisciplinary perspective and the formal approach to modelling of systems and processes of ‘Applied Systems Theory’ makes it suitable for managers, engineers, students, researchers, academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines; they can use this ‘toolbox’ for describing, analysing and designing biological, engineering and organisational systems as well as getting a better understanding of societal problems. This revised, updated and expanded second edition includes coverage of abductive reasoning, the relevance of systems theories for research methods and a new chapter about problem analysis and solving based on systems theories.
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Book Title: Applied Systems Theory
Authors: Rob Dekkers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57526-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57525-4Published: 12 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86185-2Published: 09 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57526-1Published: 04 May 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXXV, 315
Number of Illustrations: 88 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Operations Management, Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics, Industrial Design, Operations Research/Decision Theory