TY - BOOK AU - Züst,Rainer AU - Troxler,Peter ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - No More Muddling Through: Mastering Complex Projects in Engineering and Management SN - 9781402050183 U1 - 620.0042 23 PY - 2006/// CY - Dordrecht PB - Springer Netherlands KW - ENGINEERING KW - ENGINEERING DESIGN KW - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING KW - RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES KW - INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT KW - CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS KW - RENEWABLE AND GREEN ENERGY KW - MANAGEMENT/BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS N1 - Pre-Conditions -- Life Cycle Model, the Problem-Solving Cycle and their Interaction -- Methods - Interdisciplinary Universal Tool Box -- Situation Analysis -- Goal Definition -- The Search for Solutions: Concept Synthesis and Concept Analysis -- Selection: Evaluation and Decision -- Cases N2 - Sustainable solutions require the integration of social and ecological aspects in every planning and decision-making process. This means: analyse the real world and model the problem-situation as a system; understand the needs and objectives of the customers and clients; carefully develop alternative ideas and solutions, as well as evaluate concepts under multidimensional aspects/criteria. In this area Systems Engineering could offer a fruitful approach. Systems Engineering (SE) is a systematic way of thinking and a methodology to guide demanding problem-solving processes in the fields of management and engineering. This book explains the most important principles and elements of Systems Engineering and three planning cases demonstrate the practical application UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5018-3 ER -