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A seven-phase system design process is presented and the fundamental first two phases which consist of defining system requirements are developed in detail. The discrete dynamic system model elements are defined and then the system design methodology used in both of the first two phases consists of identifying six sets of requirements, namely: (1) input-output; (2) available technology; (3) performance indices (PI) and figures of merit (FM); (4) Resource indices (RI); (5) trade-offs between PI and RI; (6) test plan. FM’s such as engineering risk and sustainability are defined in terms of several PIs and can be investigated by means of a so-called system experiment. The consequences of a global physical change are investigated by parameterizing the non-controllable part of the input. Other elements of the system, such as the state transition function, may also change. The problem is then to find the action or controllable input that leads to acceptable consequences measured in terms of FM‘s. This control action should be taken within the existing policy framework whenever possible.
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Duckstein, L., Parent, E. (1994). Systems Engineering of Natural Resources under Changing Physical Conditions: A Framework for Reliability and Risk. In: Duckstein, L., Parent, E. (eds) Engineering Risk in Natural Resources Management. NATO ASI Series, vol 275. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8271-1_1
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