Difference between revisions of "System of Systems (SoS) (glossary)"
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''<blockquote>(2) an assemblage of components which individually may be regarded as systems, and which possess two additional properties: | ''<blockquote>(2) an assemblage of components which individually may be regarded as systems, and which possess two additional properties: | ||
| − | (a) Operational Independence of the Components: If the system-of-systems is disassembled into its component systems the component systems must be able to usefully operate independently. That is, the components fulfill customer-operator purposes on their own. | + | <blockquote>(a) Operational Independence of the Components: If the system-of-systems is disassembled into its component systems the component systems must be able to usefully operate independently. That is, the components fulfill customer-operator purposes on their own. |
| − | (b) Managerial Independence of the Components: The component systems not only can operate independently, they do operate independently. The component systems are separately acquired and integrated but maintain a continuing operational existence independent of the system-of-systems. (Maier 1998, 267-284, pp. 267-284)</blockquote>'' | + | <blockquote>(b) Managerial Independence of the Components: The component systems not only can operate independently, they do operate independently. The component systems are separately acquired and integrated but maintain a continuing operational existence independent of the system-of-systems. (Maier 1998, 267-284, pp. 267-284)</blockquote>'' |
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(1) Two or more systems that are separately defined but operate together to perform a common goal. (Checkland 1999)
(2) an assemblage of components which individually may be regarded as systems, and which possess two additional properties:
(a) Operational Independence of the Components: If the system-of-systems is disassembled into its component systems the component systems must be able to usefully operate independently. That is, the components fulfill customer-operator purposes on their own.
(b) Managerial Independence of the Components: The component systems not only can operate independently, they do operate independently. The component systems are separately acquired and integrated but maintain a continuing operational existence independent of the system-of-systems. (Maier 1998, 267-284, pp. 267-284)
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