A textbook for graduate or undergraduate level; also of possible interest to practicing engineers. Presents concepts and techniques for creating any type of large or small system, and for analyzing and existing man-made system. Guides the reader through the entire system life cycle. Appendices provi
I came across this book while I was writing a document describing a service I co-designed and developed. In this book I found equations, principles, insights, etc which I had learned the hard way over 20 years. This book helped me crisply articulate things I had learned and made me regret not studying system and industrial engineering when I was in college.
Not a good introduction to the subject. Very dry, repetitive and poorly organized text. Charts often appear sideways making it necessary to spin the book while reading every other page. At best, the book serves as a good reference as it contains a sizable amount of information.