Insight Into Seeing: A Discussion of the Philosophy Underlying Systems Effectiveness Engineering

Systems Effectiveness Engineering philosophy is discussed as just a new name for the way things should have been done from the beginning. This includes the taking into account of all the factors that are required for the overall total design of any item being designed-not just the mechanical parameters of weight, height, and performance. Models of the U. S. Navy's model structure, the Canadian Department of National Defence's, and the Weapons Systems Effectiveness Industry Advisory Committee are used to illustrate the equation E = ADC, where E is the quantative measure of the achievement of requirements, A is availability, D is dependability, and C is capability*