What is “engineering systems thinking”?

Abstract

As technological systems grow larger, more complex, and interdisciplinary, electronics and hi‐tech industries face a growing demand for engineers with a capacity for “engineering systems thinking”. This paper presents a multifunctional definition and 30 laws of “engineering systems thinking”. The definition and the laws are based on a study that its purpose was to identify the characteristics of engineers who are able to think in the manner called “engineering systems thinking”. A thorough understanding of “engineering systems thinking” on both the theoretical and operational levels will prove useful in the design of curricula to improve and develop thinking of this sort.

Citation

Frank, M. (2002), "What is “engineering systems thinking”?", Kybernetes, Vol. 31 No. 9/10, pp. 1350-1360. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920210443554