Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management (eBook)

GREGORY S. PARNELL, PhD, has been Professor of Systems Engineering in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point since 1999. He has also taught at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Air Force Institute of Technology. Dr. Parnell is a Fellow of the International Committee for Systems Engineering. PATRICK J. DRISCOLL, PhD, has been Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy since 2001. From 2004 to 2007 he held the USMA Transformation Chair, and was program director for systems engineering from 2004 to 2005. DALE L. HENDERSON, PhD, was an assistant professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy from 2005 to 2009. He is currently a Senior Military Analyst for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center in Virginia.

Foreword.

Preface.

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. Systems Thinking.

Chapter 3. System Life Cycle.

Chapter 4. Systems Modeling and Analysis.

Chapter 5. Life Cycle Costing.

Chapter 6. Introduction to Systems Engineering.

Chapter 7. Systems Engineering in Professional Practice.

Chapter 8. System Effectiveness.

Chapter 9. Systems Decision Process Overview.

Chapter 10. Problem Definition.

Chapter 11. Solution Design.

Chapter 12. Decision Making.

Chapter 13. Solution Implementation.

Chapter 14. Summary.

"Whereas the first edition was intended primarily for an
undergraduate course, this second edition incorporates material
that allows for the adaptation of the text to the graduate level."
(Booknews, 1 February 2011)