Systems Engineering Tools and Methods

by Ali K. Kamrani (Editor), Maryam Azimi (Editor)

Overview

Waste, inadequate system performance, cost overruns, and schedule problems often result from failure to apply advanced systems engineering early in project development. Systems engineering is a systematic method to manage the formulation, analysis, and interpretation of what a system will produce and whether the outcome is the one that is desired. This book provides detailed discussions on engineering design and management processes within system lifecycles. The text addresses various issues of systems engineering fundamentals, emphasizing an integrated approach. The author presents methods, frameworks, techniques and tools for designing, implementing, and managing large-scale systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040080290
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2010
Series:	Engineering and Management Innovation
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	362
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Ali K. Kamrani is an associate professor of industrial engineering and director of the industrial engineering graduate program studies. He is also the founding director of the Design and Free Form Fabrication Laboratory at the University of Houston. He has been a visiting professor at the Princess Fatimah Alnijris‘s Research Chair for Advance Manufacturing Technology (AMT), Industrial Engineering Department at King Saud University, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. He received his BS in electrical engineering in 1984, his MEng in electrical engineering in 1985, his MEng in computer science and engineering mathematics in 1987, and his PhD in industrial engineering in 1991, all from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include the fundamental application of systems engineering and its application in the design and development of complex systems. He is the editor in chief of the International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise and the International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing. He is a professional engineer at the state of Texas.

Maryam Azimi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston. Azimi received her BS in textile technology engineering (2001) and her MS in textile management (2004) from Tehran Polytechnic Amirkabir University), Tehran, Iran. Her current research interests include systems engineering, statistics, and application of data mining in health care and Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM).

Table of Contents

Systems and Complex Systems. Systems Engineering Processes and Methodologies. Requirement Analysis and Methodologies. Systems Analysis and Architecture. Functional Analysis and Architecture. Design Analysis and Architecture. Process Modeling and Re-engineering. Project Management and Work Breakdown Structure. Interface Definition and Analysis. Graphical Modeling Tools and Methods. Trade-Off Studies and Risk Analysis. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Testing, Verification and Validations. Reliability, Maintainability and Serviceability. Economical Analysis. Software Systems Engineering. Systems Simulation Modeling and Analysis. Configuration Management.