Continuous Technological Improvement Using Systems Engineering Principles to Achieve Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli

The design of a continuous plan would benefit society, as seen in systems engineering. To understand complex systems and to uphold the principles of stability, systems engineering has shown that it is a discipline of great importance. The principle of continuous technological improvement has augmented this idea, as the quality improvement of the design to meet inherent objectives would be the focus. This study aims to present the necessity of continuous technological improvement through systems engineering principles for socioeconomic and community-oriented growth. Thus, the context that would tackle global concerns and facilitate humanity's growth toward knowledge would be the application of technology. The context at hand, the design of systems thinking, and the overall approach taken to promote deeper perspectives has been illustrated in various literature. Healthcare, chemical production and organizational development are various fields of distinction that have shown evidence from the investigation into related literature. To streamline quality, as well as to maintain high quantities of production, all employed systems engineering have focused on technological improvements. In the field of industrial engineering, for a stable industry in which the system operates, this line of thinking is crucial.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Muci-Kuchler ◽  
Mark Bedillion ◽  
Shaobo Huang ◽  
Cassandra Degen ◽  
Marius Ellingsen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Fowler ◽  
Keith Joiner ◽  
Elena Sitnikova

<div>Cyber-worthiness as it is termed in Australian Defence, or cyber-maturity more broadly, is a necessary feature of modern complex systems which are required to operate in a hostile cyber environment. To evaluate the cyber-worthiness of complex systems, an assessment methodology is required to examine a complex system’s or system-of-system’s vulnerability to and risk of cyber-attacks that can compromise such systems. This assessment methodology should address the cyber-attack surface and threat kill chains, including supply chains and supporting infrastructure. A cyber-worthiness capability assessment methodology has been developed based on model-based systems engineering concepts to analyse the cyber-worthiness of complex systems and present a risk assessment of various cyber threats to the complex system. This methodology incorporates modelling and simulation methods that provide organisations greater visibility and consistency across diverse systems, especially to drive cybersecurity controls, investment and operational decisions involving aggregated systems. In this paper, the developed methodology will be presented in detail and hypothesised outcomes will be discussed.</div>


2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tareq Z. Ahram

Abstract Given the most competitive nature of global business environment, effective engineering innovation is a critical requirement for all levels of system lifecycle development. The society and community expectations have increased beyond environmental short term impacts to global long term sustainability approach. Sustainability and engineering competence skills are extremely important due to a general shortage of engineering talent and the need for mobility of highly trained professionals [1]. Engineering sustainable complex systems is extremely important in view of the general shortage of resources and talents. Engineers implement new technologies and processes to avoid the negative environmental, societal and economic impacts. Systems thinking help engineers and designers address sustainable development issues with a global focus using leadership and excellence. This paper introduces the Systems Engineering (SE) methodology for designing complex and more sustainable business and industrial solutions, with emphasis on engineering excellence and leadership as key drivers for business sustainability. The considerable advancements achieved in complex systems engineering indicate that the adaptation of sustainable SE to business needs can lead to highly sophisticated yet widely useable collaborative applications, which will ensure the sustainability of limited resources such as energy and clean water. The SE design approach proves critical in maintaining skills needed in future capable workforce. Two factors emerged to have the greatest impact on the competitiveness and sustainability of complex systems and these were: improving skills and performance in engineering and design, and adopting SE and human systems integration (HSI) methodology to support sustainability in systems development. Additionally, this paper provides a case study for the application of SE and HSI methodology for engineering sustainable and complex systems.


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