Abstract
The paper is an overview of several new ideas about complex, unpredictable systems and explores what it means to manage a system you can't predict. The paper also considers the potential utility of several ideas from the new science of networks. The critical difference between tightly and loosely coupled systems is then examined as well as a concept called "practical drift" which may help explain how strong coupling can sometimes make complex systems unstable.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2013-2020 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics |
Volume | 2 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | System Security and Assurance - Washington, DC, United States Duration: Oct 5 2003 → Oct 8 2003 |
Keywords
- Complex systems
- Management
- Network science
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Hardware and Architecture