Principles of Complex Systems for Systems Engineering

Sheard, S. A. & Mostashari, A. 2009. "Principles of Complex Systems for Systems Engineering." Systems Engineering. 12(4), 295-311.

Usage

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

• Systems Fundamentals
• Complexity

Annotation

This reference gives a very good overview of the different perspectives of complexity from both the hard objective and soft subjective perspectives. It attempts to provide a conceptual framework for complexity which will add significantly to the knowledge in this area when complete.

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