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Systems
Engineering and Analysis
A
“system” is a combination of elements or
interrelated and integrated, parts, people,
products, and processes that provide a
capability to satisfy a stated need or
objective.[1],[2]
When viewed in this context, a system may be
natural or human-made; it may also be a
physical entity or an abstraction of some
concept or operation.
Systems Engineering and Analysis (SE&A)
integrates multiple disciplines and skills
and, as part of a structured process,
applies accepted engineering techniques and
principles to the realization and deployment
of a successful system[3].
Whether you use government manuals,
textbooks, World Wide Web (WWW) references,
MIL-STD-499A, Engineering Management (now
obsolete), EIA-Standard IS-632, Systems
Engineering, or IEEE P1220, Standard for
Application and Management of the Systems
Engineering Process, Systems Engineering can
be viewed as the selective application of
scientific and engineering efforts to an
interdisciplinary engineering management
process that evolves and verifies an
integrated, life-cycle balanced, and
effective set of system solutions capable of
satisfying customer needs.[4]
Our
approach to SE&A processes accommodates all
of these perspectives. Horton Technical
Associates, and its experienced,
multi-disciplined scientists, engineers, and
analysts employ a Unified Modeling Language
(UML) based methodology to physical,
abstract, and business process systems that
encompasses:
·
Requirements analysis and validation;
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Integration of Man, Machine, Method,
Measurement, Material, and Mother Nature
(the “6 M’s” of the Six Sigma Methodology);
·
Development phasing that controls the design
process and provides baselines for
coordinated analysis and design efforts;
·
A systems engineering process that provides
a structure for solving design problems and
tracking requirements flow through the
design effort; and,
·
Life cycle analysis and integration that
involves customers throughout the design and
implementation process and ensures the
viability of the system throughout its
life-cycle.
We have
repeatedly demonstrated their ability to
apply rigorous SE&A methodologies to
technical, operational, performance, and
business process issues, and we have
successfully implemented the principles of
Six Sigma quality metrics in all aspects of
our work.
Our Systems
Engineering methodology is compliant with
the Software Engineering Institute’s
Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for Systems
Engineering, and we offer a flexible, yet
disciplined process that is focused on
achieving concrete results for our clients.
[1]
Systems Engineering Fundamentals,
Department of Defense Systems
Management College, January 2001,
page 7.
[2]
Blanchard, Benjamin S., and Fabrycky,
Wolter J., Systems Engineering and
Analysis, Third Edition, Prentiss
Hall International Series in
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
1998, page 1.
[4]
Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering
Institute, A Systems Engineering
Capability Maturity Model, Version
1.1, November 1995, Page A-54
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