Systems Engineering and Analysis (Prentice Hall International Series in Industrial & Systems Engineering), Hardcover, 5 Edition by Blanchard, Benjamin (Used)

Hardcover: 5 Edition
Used: Like New
9780132217354
013221735X

Publication Date: 2010-01-27
Publisher: Pearson
Hardcover : 800 pages
Edition: 5 Edition
Author: Blanchard, Benjamin
ISBN-10: 013221735X
ISBN-13: 9780132217354

Product Description This practical introduction to systems engineering and analysis provides the concepts, methodologies, models, and tools needed to understand and implement a total life-cycle approach to systems and their analysis. The authors focus first on the process of bringing systems into being--beginning with the identification of a need and extending that need through requirements determination, functional analysis and allocation, design synthesis, evaluation, and validation, operation and support, phase-out, and disposal. Next, the authors discuss the improvement of systems currently in being, showing that by employing the iterative process of analysis, evaluation, feedback, and modification, most systems in existence can be improved in their affordability, effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction. KEY TOPICS: Bringing Systems Into Being; Conceptual Design; Design For Supportability; Design For Affordability - Life-Cycle Costing. Includes new and revised figures throughout, and several new case studies. MARKET: For the systems engineering practitioner working in industry and/or in a government agency. Review   “This text is the most complete, most thorough, and the most systematic textbook on the subject of Systems Engineering.  The textbook is presenting materials in a proper and sequential manner and it is not jumping from topic to topic.” -Lili H. Tabrizi, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   “This is, without a doubt, the definitive text on systems engineering.  It provides a comprehensive coverage of the field, considering both the design and analysis of complex systems.” -Stanley F. Bullington, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   “The clean coverage of individual topics makes it easier to address needs of students both in our regular graduate course and to supplement short courses.  The book serves as an excellent quick reference guide.” -Paul Componation, THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE From the Back Cover Systems Engineering and Analysis Fifth Edition Benjamin S. Blanchard Wolter J. Fabrycky This book is about systems. It concentrates on the engineering of human-made systems and on systems analysis. In the first case, emphasis is ont he process of bringing systems into being, beginning with the identification of a need and extending through requirements determination, functional analysis and allocation, design synthesis and evaluation, validation, operation and support, and disposal. In the second case, focus is on the improvement of systems already in being. By employing the iterative process of analysis, evaluation, modification, and feedback most systems now in existence can be improved in their effectiveness, product quality, affordability, and stakeholder satisfaction. Systems engineering may be defined and/or described as a technologically based interdisciplinary process for bringing systems, products, and structures (technical entities) into being. While the main focus is nominally on the entities themselves, systems engineering offers organizations a better strategy. Systems engineering is inherently oriented to considering "the end before the beginning" and concentrates on what the entities do before determining what the entities are. Instead of offering systems or system elements and products per se, systems engineering focuses on designing, delivering, and sustaining functionality, a capability, or a solution. This strategic thinking is now being considered by forward-looking organizations in both the private and public sectors. It is applicable to most types of technical systems encompassing the domains of communication, defense, education, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and others. The advancement and promulgation of this emerging strategy through education is the primary aim of this textbook. About the Author Benjamin S. Blanchard served in the U.S. Air Force for several years during the Korean conflict; spent 17+ years in industry as a design engineer, field service