...Security has been identified as such reliable availability in a concerned quantity and quality level of objects with a controlled level of risks (Lundqvist, 2000). It is not absolutely depend on the object itself. It is a concept of relative to the public concern. For instance the water security has been discussed in decades. With time pass by, the situation is different over time with the variation of many factors. The population growth directly requires extra amount of consideration of water issue. The issue relates to the population growth and migration movement. For example, Australia’s population growth is caused by the vastly increased migration, and up to recent years the study showed that the water consumption largely climbed up raised many voices on saving water. The facts that were happening showed strong correlation. Climate change over the years that has potentially impact on the usable of water. Global warming which actually that has been debated over a few years. There are voices that there have been many discussions in this topic that consider this fact are because of human activity or nature process. Al Gore convinced us in his president election speech by an inconvenient truth that the truth is that it is getting hotter and hotter. Whatever the result is, an increased concern has arisen between urbanization, salinity, and upstream pollution. In advance, Pacific Institute released that the regional impacts will vary and the potential of global climate change...
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...MICHEAL OHENE P.O.BOX AT 2273 ACHIMOTA-ACCRA GHANA 10TH FEBRUARY,2014. Dear Sir/Madam, A LETTER OF AGREEMENT. Mr Micheal Ohene the owner of Nissan Almera with the registration number GS 8303 13 has finalized the agreement between Mr. ___________ ___________with the telephone number ________________on the __________2014 in Accra. On this note, the vehicle is been given to you on a work and pay basis for the duration of 2 years and 3 months including the repairs of all minor maintenances on the Vehicle. TERMS AND CONDITIONS INVOLVED. 1.The vehicle is bought at the total cost of GH 12.000 ( Twelve thousand Ghana Cedi’s) and the agreement will be twice the amount which is equivalent to GH 23.000(Twenty Three Thousand Ghana cedi’s). 2. The owner of the Vehicle will repair any Major fault that comes in contact with it. 3. It is agreed that you will perform weekly sales of which the driver will come with the Vehicle for the owner to see the state at which the Vehicle is moving, so therefore the owner can examine his vehicle weekly. 4. Failure to produce sales as it’s been specified and agreed on. In 2 weeks, the Vehicle will be collected from you and you will again refund the funds in advance. 5. In most of all work and pay cases, the driver is supposed to lay down some amount of money before the vehicle is been given to him to ensure his seriousness but in this case nothing like that happened, meaning the driver didn’t pay anything before handling the vehicle...
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...Systems Engineering Perplexity at Apple Systems Engineering Architecture and Design December 12, 2014 Abstract In response to the ever-increasing complexity of new products and systems, Systems Engineering has emerged as a distinct professional discipline in the past half century. It is an interdisciplinary approach to design, implementation and evaluation and helps to successfully develop complex systems. This paper provides a brief overview of the current gaps existing in today’s SE approaches exercised by the company Apple Inc. which is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California. They design, develop and sell online services, consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers (Apple Inc., 2014).This papers discusses the right/wrongdoings of Apple Inc. in the Systems Engineering domain, the changes they should be making and how they can implement these changes. Introduction and background Apple is the world's second-largest information technology company by revenue and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker. It is also the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization, with an estimated market capitalization of $446 billion by January 2014. The Mac line of computers are its best-known hardware products, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its online services include iCloud, iTunes Store, and App Store. Apple's consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating...
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...ELEC C4612 Po ower Sys stem Ana alysis Midsess sion SOL LUTION ( (Session 1, 2016) n QUES STION 1 For the system sho own in Figu 1, comp ure pute the matrix. T system has an off-nominal The tap chan nging transformer betw ween buses 1 and 2 wi a tap setting of 1.03 The line b ith 3. between buses 1 and 4 has half line charging sus sceptance o 0.25 pu at each end. There is a mutual of a . ng u d own. couplin of 0.15 pu between lines 2-3 and 4-3 as sho 2 t = 1.03 1 3 j0.45 j0.4 4 j0.15 j0.1 j0. 2 j0.3 j0.1 4 Figure 1 on Solutio etween line 2-3 and 4-3 es Mutual coupling be = = 0.4 0.15 5 0.15 0.1 0 3 − 2 3 − 4 3 − 2 − 5.7143 8.5714 = 8.5714 3 − 4 8.5714 Buildin block matrix ng Tempor rary values are, = − 5.7143 =− 2 2.8571 = − 2.8571 = − 11.4286 = 8.5714 = 14 4.2857 = 8.57 714 = 14.2 2857 = − 22 2.8571 Tap changing transformer in line 1-2 1 = = − 2.222 0.45 . . = = − 2.1575, = . Temporary values are, = − 2.0947 = 2.1575 = 2.1575 = − 2.2222 ( . . ) = 0.0628, = . ( . . ) = − 0.0647 Line 1-4 with half line charging susceptance of j0.25 at each end = = − 3.3333, = 0.25, = 0.25 . The =− = = = =− = = =− = =− matrix is therefore, 3.3333 + 0.25 − 2.0947 = − 5.178 = 2.1575 =0 = 3.3333 2.2222 − 5.7143 = − 7.9365 = − 2.8571 = 8.5714 11.4286 = 14.2857 3.3333 + 0.25 − 22.8571 = − 25.9404 ...
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...SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK A GUIDE FOR SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03 June 2006 INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v. 3 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK A GUIDE FOR SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03 INCOSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, version 3 June 2006 Edited by: Cecilia Haskins Copyright © 2006 International Council on Systems Engineering, subject to restrictions listed on the inside cover. INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03 June 2006 INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v. 3 This INCOSE Technical Product was prepared by the Systems Engineering Handbook Development Team of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). It is approved by INCOSE for release as an INCOSE Technical Product. Copyright © 2006 by INCOSE, subject to the following restrictions: Author use: Authors have full rights to use their contributions in a totally unfettered way with credit to this INCOSE Technical Product. Abstraction is permitted with credit to the source. INCOSE use: Permission to reproduce this document and use this document or parts thereof by members of INCOSE and to prepare derivative works from this document for INCOSE use is granted, with attribution to INCOSE and the original author(s) where practical, provided this copyright notice is included with all reproductions and derivative works. Content from ISO/IEC 15288:2002(E) are used by permission, and are not to be reproduced other than...
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...A PRAGMATIC GUIDE TO COMPETENCY Tools, Frameworks and Assessment Jon Holt and Simon A. Perry A PRAGMATIC GUIDE TO COMPETENCY Tools, Frameworks and Assessment BCS THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT Our mission as BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is to enable the information society. We promote wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice. We bring together industry, academics, practitioners and government to share knowledge, promote new thinking, inform the design of new curricula, shape public policy and inform the public. Our vision is to be a world-class organisation for IT. Our 70,000 strong membership includes practitioners, businesses, academics and students in the UK and internationally. We deliver a range of professional development tools for practitioners and employees. A leading IT qualification body, we offer a range of widely recognised qualifications. Further Information BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, First Floor, Block D, North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FA, United Kingdom. T +44 (0) 1793 417 424 F +44 (0) 1793 417 444 www.bcs.org/contactus A PRAGMATIC GUIDE TO COMPETENCY Tools, Frameworks and Assessment Jon Holt and Simon Perry © 2011 Jon Holt and Simon Perry The right of Jon Holt and Simon Perry to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Apart...
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...living and dynamic guide for the operation of Grey Matter Solutions, LLC. Grey Matter Solutions, LLC is a single location home-based engineering and information technology business offering strategic technical and program management solutions. It is the owner’s intention to expand the business so that it becomes a solid, highly-profitable venture and the operation can be supported year around. The main purpose of Grey Matter Solutions, LLC is to offer a wide range of engineering and information technology services that will meet the needs and offer solutions for individuals, business and government clients. Grey Matter Solutions, LLC will not only collect and process information, but will seek to education its clients at the same time so that the best strategies are employed at all times. Mission Statement Grey Matter Solutions, LLC is a full-service engineering and information technology services business located in Anne Arundel County, MD. The business provides engineering, systems analysis, systems integration and technical services for governmental agencies, and at the federal, state and local levels throughout the United States. From program process improvements, program management to onsite and hands-on engineering consulting, Grey Matter Solutions is committed to being your one-stop quality service meeting all your engineering and information technology needs. Grey Matter Solutions maintains honesty and integrity at the utmost level where we strive to achieve...
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...this day. The F35 is known as a fifth generation fighter because of its combined engineering efforts and advancements of fighter aircrafts over the past fifty years. The key to air superiority is obviously having the best aviation technology which is why the AIR Force, Navy, and Marines have all participated in the F35 program as well as an International community from the UK, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, and Denmark. The primary contractor for the F35 program is Lockheed Martin, while Northrup Grumman and BAE systems have also been major contributors to the technology and advancement of the program. As it reads on the JSF website “The focus of the program is affordability -- reducing the development cost, production cost, and cost of ownership of the JSF family of aircraft.” This statement along with defining the F35 program as a system and as a whole will be the main topic of this research paper. A system is defined as a group of elements, components and attributes working together to perform some kind of function. The JSF program as a system has many elements known as Integrated Product teams (IPT) s which work together to perform the end function of producing and maintaining the F35 multi role fighter. The JSF program has 16 components or IPT’S each with their own sub-systems which keep the system operational and sustainable at all times. In October 2001 the system design and development plan began for the F35 program which marked...
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...Luiz Felippe Alcantara Systems Engineering Management March 2, 2015 Dr. Bill Phillips Value Engineering Value engineering is a methodology developed by Lawrence Miles for manufactories during World War II, to improve efficiency and decrease cost. Value is defined as a ratio of function and quality over cost, the value can be increased by reducing the cost or improving the function. In the construction industry the value engineering is common used to bring over budged back to the project budget. However simply reducing cost either quality is not a value engineering is a simple cost cutting. Value engineering is a multi-perspective team approach to study one product or project and improve it by using alternative design, materials and methods and still achieve the essential functions, requirements and purpose. VE can be applied at any point in a project. However when it is have been used since the begging higher is the return in time and effort invested. There are five main stages in a VE application: Information – Gather all information important for the project. Is done at the initial stage and define the owner objectives, what functions or characteristics are important for the project. It will asks what does the project do, what must it do, what should it do, what could it do, what must it not do, and who it will be accomplished? Creation – The VE team will list all creative ideas The VE Team thinks of as many ways as possible to provide the necessary...
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...L. Stewart 28 February 2013 Midterm/MGT 5061 Over the past eight weeks, we’ve discussed several topics from the textbook Logistics Engineering and Management. For the purpose of this assignment, I will discuss only 3 aspects of the subject matter. As a Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) supporting the U.S. Army, my job, as well as other civilian personnel, is to help ensure military readiness by supporting the warfighter in every way possible. In today’s society, the need to develop and produce high quality systems is in high demand. It’s even higher in the defense sector. In order to be successful with providing these long lasting, high quality systems to our customer, it is important that we support these systems by ensuring that the provided product designs are supportable and also ensuring that sustainment maintenance is conducted throughout the systems’ entire life cycle. These are viewed as logistics activities. With that said, the areas of logistics that I’d like to focus on are as follows: Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability Measures, The System Engineering Process, and The Measures of Logistics and System Support. According to our textbook, logistics is defined as “the composite of all considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system throughout its life cycle”. Systems have a big responsibility. They need to be able to perform as intended, be available when needed, and be cost-effective. There are certain...
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...OPTIMIZING THE MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION The principal objective of this article is to come up with an alternative way to optimize the standard deviation of the quality characteristic of a product or process enabling the practitioner to assign distinct weights to process mean and standard deviation and to find trade-off solutions between them, taking their relative magnitudes into account. In this article various approaches have been proposed e.g. Response surface methodology and robust parameter design. RSM and RPD are used to get low variability, low cost, high quality, and high reliability in the process and product .The priority-based, mean squared–based, and Goal programming–based approaches in the RSM framework are attached to many drawbacks necessitating alternative methods to be used. The dual response optimization approach may be difficult for practitioners who do not have sufficient mathematical knowledge and are mostly found in journals that are difficult to find. RSM framework approaches have been proposed by Vining and Myers(1990), Copeland and Nelson(1996) and Lind and Tu(1995).Other data-driven approaches that are applicable include the ones by Ding et al.(2004), Jeong et al.(2005) and Shaibu and Cho(2009).Although the weighted square sum-based method allow overtaking of drawbacks of the priority based methods, they do not capture solutions. The proposed method uses less complicated techniques and it is assumed that an optimal solution for a dual...
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...Description: OGDEN, UT, 84405 Company Introduction: Borsight is a System Engineering, Integration, & Manufacturing Services provider. Our expertise includes mission functionality as well as human factors analysis in defining user requirements by utilizing a disciplined system engineering approach. Borsight provides the following services: Full Spectrum Weapons Systems Integration (Hardware, Software, & Operation Flight Program (OFP)); Full Spectrum Flight Test Support; Configuration Control / Management; Aircraft System Level Integration & Modification; OFP Integration, Development, and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V); Software & Hardware Modification / Sustainment; Engineering and Technical Services Position Description Performs preventive maintenance, modifications, inspections, and repairs to fixed wing aircraft and/or helicopters, using specialized equipment, in accordance with appropriate federal aviation regulations, manufacturer's recommendations, technical manuals, and/or Government/industry standards. Maintains standard inventory of spare parts necessary to conduct uninterrupted maintenance, modifications, and repairs. Maintains a comprehensive record system of all maintenance work performed on each aircraft to comply with the component mandates of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DoD, and/or the manufacturer. Qualifications Experience: 5-15 years in broad range of aircraft systems installation, modification and maintenance; Able to read and comprehend...
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...Topic The subject matter of the tutorial is clearly defined The proposed scope is appropriate to the duration of the tutorial (half or full day) The topic’s position within the framework of systems engineering is clearly defined The intended audience is defined 2. Value Conference participants can put the topic to practical use Use of the topic is likely to result in significant improvements in a participant's organization The topic will provide professional and / or personal value to conference participants The topic is in high demand by systems engineers This is a topic that would attract conference participants 3. Appropriateness The topic supports INCOSE SE Principles and the SE Body of Knowledge The topic provides attendees with motivation for understanding SE applications The material is educational in nature, and does not represent company products 4. Material The material presented in the proposal addresses the topic adequately The structure and format of the material is good. The approach is didactically sound The presumed knowledge level reflected by the material correlates with the intended audience 5. The Presenter (if more than one, these criteria apply to each one) Has adequate knowledge of and experience in the area of systems engineering involved Has a background in teaching or training Gives good oral presentations (if known by the reviewer) Has the visibility and stature within INCOSE to attract attendees Consequently...
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...technology must be treated as а "capital investment." Because this law is complex, all consumers of hardware and software in thе department should be aware of thе Chief Information Officer (CIO) leadership in implementing this statute. Clinger-Cohen Act Thе Clinger-Cohen Act was enacted as а response to а report released by U.S. Senator William S. Cohen of Maine in 1994 called "Computer Chaos: Billions Wasted Buying Federal Computer Systems." This report outlined thе many ways that the government squanders taxpayer funds on outmoded and unwanted computer equipment. Some of thе long-standing, systematic problems that thе Clinger-Cohen Act was enacted to resolve include: • Insufficient attention to thе way business processes are conducted and to opportunities to improve these processes before investing in thе Information Technology that supports them; • Investments in new systems for which agencies had not adequately planned and which did not work as intended, little to improve mission performance; • Implementation of ineffective information systems resulting in waste, fraud, and abuse; • And outdated approaches to buying IT that do not adequately take into account thе competitive and fast pace nature of thе IT industry. Thе Clinger-Cohen Act functions to streamline IT acquisitions and minimize layered approvals; it...
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...for instance had to be first-time safe which made the fly-fix-fly approach unacceptable. I believe that this approach was made unacceptable because there was a lot of cost involved in actually developing and launching such programs and the advancement of technology such as a wind tunnel for instance which could actually test the aerodynamic capability of a wing without the need for a trial and error type of approach. The first types of programs that were used to seek something better than the fly-fix-fly approach were known as the MIL-STD-882 which stood for the System Safety Program for Systems and Associated Subsystems and Equipment and the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program which was one of the first major formal systems safety efforts. Q4) How did the MORT approach to system safety develop? Who developed it and who uses it? The Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT) approach to system safety developed after the establishment of several safety programs which had many differences and no form of standardization across the board which affected the effectiveness of monitoring, evaluation and control of safety efforts. The MORT was then developed to adopt the best features from...
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