[Annotatie]: Offering an up-to-date account of systems theories and their applications, this book presents a formal and consistent modelling approach based on system theories that is applicable to a wide range of systems, including technical, biological and organisational systems. It does so by drawing on examples from a wide range of applications and elucidates the principles with illustrations and worked examples. Therefore this book offers a unique overview of basic concepts, as well as advances in research applied to a wide variety of settings. It also demonstrates how system theories can be used for different applications and disciplines, and how applying this approach can benefit both theory and practice; for example, the difference between subsystems and aspect systems is used to explain how different studies might arrive at different models for the same system. Ultimately, all of us want to resolve problems and challenges in a swift, practical and sound way, without losing overview while still having a grip on detail. While systems theories have become common to the lexicon of many, there is still a need to know more for those who want to solve problems in a systematic fashion. This is particularly relevant to how systems theories are able to get a grip on complex problems and how these theories contribute to arriving at solutions. This supports managers, engineers, researchers and citizens to solve real-world problems more effectively and efficiently. This book provides a valuable resource to students, researchers, and managers of engineering, logistics and supply chain management, operations management, engineering management, and innovation and technology management.
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