Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems

Nel Wognum; Wim J.C. Verhagen; J Stjepandic

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Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems

Nel Wognum, Wim J.C. Verhagen, J Stjepandic

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Abstract

The system concept is a widely-used concept in research and practice. Already in the 50s of the previous century, a community was created to investigate interrelationships between domains and create a theory surpassing and comparing domains. The General Systems Theory (GST) community has tried to come up with such a theory for several decades. The ambition has grown more realistic in the years after, recognizing that an all-encompassing theory would not be possible. Since then, systems research was aimed at generating useful and usable approaches to compare and interrelate domains, thus creating a trans-disciplinary approach to enable description and analysis of large, and even complex, systems. The concept of systems, however, is often loosely used. Levels of abstraction are neglected, and interrelationships between systems ignored. In this paper, the concept of system is put in historical context, and further elaborated upon in the context of complex and trans-disciplinary systems. Two examples of transdisciplinary systems are presented and discussed to illustrate the use of the system concept.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift - Proceedings of the 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, TE 2017
Editors	C.H. Chen, A.C. Trappey, M. Peruzzini, J. Stjepandić, N. Wognum
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	745-754
Volume	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-61499-778-8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-61499-779-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-779-5-745
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 10 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017 Conference number: 24

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Conference	24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering
Abbreviated title	TE 2017
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	10/07/17 → 14/07/17

Keywords

Aircraft dispatch
Aircraft maintenance
Decision support
Multi-criteria decision making
Root cause analysis

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Wognum, N., Verhagen, W. J. C., & Stjepandic, J. (2017). Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems. In C. H. Chen, A. C. Trappey, M. Peruzzini, J. Stjepandić, & N. Wognum (Eds.), Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift - Proceedings of the 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, TE 2017 (Vol. 5, pp. 745-754). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-779-5-745

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Wognum, N, Verhagen, WJC & Stjepandic, J 2017, Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems. in CH Chen, AC Trappey, M Peruzzini, J Stjepandić & N Wognum (eds), Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift - Proceedings of the 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, TE 2017. vol. 5, IOS Press, pp. 745-754, 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, Singapore, Singapore, 10/07/17. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-779-5-745

Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems. / Wognum, Nel; Verhagen, Wim J.C.; Stjepandic, J.
Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift - Proceedings of the 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, TE 2017. ed. / C.H. Chen; A.C. Trappey; M. Peruzzini; J. Stjepandić; N. Wognum. Vol. 5 IOS Press, 2017. p. 745-754.

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Wognum N, Verhagen WJC, Stjepandic J. Trans-Disciplinary Systems as Complex Systems. In Chen CH, Trappey AC, Peruzzini M, Stjepandić J, Wognum N, editors, Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift - Proceedings of the 24th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, TE 2017. Vol. 5. IOS Press. 2017. p. 745-754 doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-779-5-745

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