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1.1 Basic Definitions

 

A system

 

·            Is an object/process that has components bound by a mission and has a surrounding environment.

·            Is an ordered, interdependent assemblage of components in a field that has boundaries defined by a clear mission.

 

Systems Thinking

 

·            Is seeing through “the system’s structure generating changes and creating the problems.”

·            Is a global way of thinking taking into considerations all factors bounded by the mission of the system.