Enterprise as Systems: Essential Challenges and Enterprise Transformation

Rouse, W.B. 2005. "Enterprise as Systems: Essential Challenges and Enterprise Transformation." Systems Engineering. 8 (2): 138-150.

Usage

This source is considered a primary reference for the following articles:

• Enterprise Systems Engineering
  • The Enterprise as a System
  • Engineered System Context

Annotation

This is one of the seminal papers that talk about how to treat an enterprise as a system. It discusses the challenges in doing so and how this approach can facilitate transformation of the enterprise.

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