Systems analysis a diagnostic approach. - Hare, Van Court (New York Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967)
Table of Contents: Systems Definition: 1. Defining the System: A Survey -- 2. Detailed Methods of System Definition: The Block Diagram -- 3. Detailed Methods of Systems Description: The Flow Graph and Other Methods -- 4. Classification and Hierarchies in System Definition -- 5. Control System Hierarchies and System Memories -- 6. Variety and Control: The Law of Requisite Variety -- 7. Direct Simplification Methods -- 8. Higher-Order Simplification Methods -- Systems Analysis and Diagnosis: 9. Systems Analysis: A Survey -- 10. Selected Search Problems and Techniques -- 11. Logic and Probability in Systems Diagnosis -- 12. System Simulation -- Systems Treatment: 13. Analysis for Implementation -- 14. Three Ways to Improve Systems. -- Appendix A: Matrix Operations -- Appendix B: Mathematical Transformations -- Appendix C: Some Principles of Coding for Commercial Use -- Appendix D: Information Measures -- Appendix E: Suggestions for a Study of Your Hometown. -- Bibliography. Index.
Bibliography: p. 519-533.
Keywords: System analysis