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2. System definition and organization
2.1 General
The notion of system is a very old one (philosophical, metaphysical...), stemming from the study of abstract models and principles for organizing the world and its phenomena, in an approach independent of the physical nature of the constituent entities.
There are many definitions of the term system in the field of systems engineering. We've listed three of them in the table at 2 .
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Bibliography
Websites
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AFIS : Association française d'ingénierie système (AFIS) :
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INCOSE: International Council for Systems Engineering :
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Events
CSDM (Complex Systems Design and Management) conference, held every year in Paris.
ICSSEA (International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering and their Applications), takes place every year in Paris.
The INCOSE conference takes place every year, at different venues.
Standards and norms
- ASD-STAN Management de l'ingénierie système. - prEN 9277:2013 - (2013).
- ASD-STAN Recommandation générale pour l'acquisition et la fourniture de systèmes ouverts. - prEN 9320:2013 - (2013)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASME Standard: Operation And Flow Process Charts, New York (1947).
European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) :
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