The system shell as a construct for mitigating the impact of changing contexts by creating opportunities for value robustness

Proceedings of the 1st Annual 2007 IEEE Systems Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 226-232

  Ross, Adam M ^a   Rhodes, Donna H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECOUPLING; STAKEHOLDERS; SYSTEM OBJECTIVES; SYSTEM SHELLS; SYSTEM VALUE DELIVERY;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 34748915805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SYSTEMS.2007.374677     Document Type: Conference Paper

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