SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems - Modified December 2005 Bob Williams 1 bobwill@actrix.co.nz The Kellogg Foundation http://users.actrix.co.nz/bobwill SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was developed by Peter Checkland in the late 60’s at the University of Lancaster in the UK. Originally it was seen as a modelling tool‚ but in later years it has been seen increasingly as a learning and meaning development tool. Although it develops models‚ the models
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MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF SOUTH AFRICA (MANCOSA) ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET SURNAME FIRST NAME/S STUDENT NUMBER MODULE NAME ASSIGNMENT NUMBER TUTOR’S NAME EXAMINATION VENUE DATE SUBMITTED SUBMISSION (√) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1 MS. Z. FIELDS EAST LONDON 18 APRIL 2011 1st SUBMISSION E-MAIL / √ RE-SUBMISSION CELL NO.: CONTACT NUMBERS OFFICE NO.: FAX NO.: COURSE/INTAKE DECLARATION: MBA YEAR 1 – JANUARY 2011 I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of
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PROJECT IN PROGRAMMING IV (RANDOM GAME) Submitted by: BSCS – 3D Escanillas‚ Krystal Marie M. Romero‚ Brohnson D. Serio‚ Rommel F. Tajan‚ Jesulunar D. Torres‚ Keisha Ann J. Submitted to: Prof. Espiritu Date Submitted: 27th August‚ 2013 Imports System.IO Module Module1 Dim PLAYER As Double Dim F‚ L‚ name As String Dim view As String Dim autonum As Integer = (PLAYER <> autonum = 0) Dim win As String = "WIN" Dim battle As String = "BATTLE DRAW"
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An Insight into Expert Systems ¬¬¬Rahul Srinivasan Aurora 3rd Year‚ E.C.E. Vasavi College of Engineering Hyderabad Abstract To improve speed of operations‚ programming practices for practical purposes‚ are moving away from the data centric‚ procedural problem solving paradigm to a heuristic‚ declarative problem solving paradigm. Though theoretically there is no guarantee that a solution shall be found and even if it is found‚ that it be correct‚ practically it has been
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Coastline systems consulting Customer response system Destin‚ Florida. The president & analyst‚ Peter Charles‚ wants to develop a system that is both more responsive to clients ans helpful to technicians. He would like to see a system that allows clients to directly enter their service requests. The system would track the status of each request along with the hours spent for billing purposes. Mr. Charles also wants the system to be able to generate statistics and reports so he can pursue continuous
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8/E Raymond McLeod‚ Jr. and George Schell MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8/E Raymond McLeod‚ Jr. and George Schell Unit 1 Introduction to the Computer-Based Information System & Using Information Technology for Competitive Advantage 1-1 Copyright 2001 Prentice-Hall‚ Inc. Copyright 2001 Prentice-Hall‚ Inc. Chapter 1 Introduction to the Computer-Based Information System 1-2 Information Management Five Main Resources Personnel Material Machines
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Course | : | BS Information Technology | Year and Sec | : | Third Year | Subject | : | ITEC55 - System Analysis and Design | Lecture | : | One - 1 | What is a System? Here are some definitions of a system according to www. Dictionary.com * A group of interacting‚ interrelated‚ or interdependent elements forming a complex whole. * A functionally related group of elements‚ especially: 1. The human body regarded as a functional physiological unit. 2. An organism as a whole
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Operations Management History The Role of Services in an economy Operations Management: Set of activities that create value in the form of goods and services‚ Timeline of OM: Crafts Manufacturing Industrial Revolution (1770 England): • Invention of steam engines‚ replaced human power • Started with textile industry • Increased use of refined coal Division of Labor (1776‚ Adam Smith) Standardized parts (1800‚ Eli Whitney)‚ interchangable parts Steam Ships (1807) Telegrapgh (1844
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File system File names A file name is a name assigned to a file in order to secure storage location in the computer memory. Whether the file system has an underlying storage device or not‚ file systems typically have directories which associate file names with files‚ usually by connecting the file name to an index in a file allocation table of some sort‚ such as the FAT in a DOS file system‚ or an inode in a Unix-like file system. Directory structures may be flat‚ or allow hierarchies where directories
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PARTS OF CEILING Introduction A ’coupled’ roof is a conventional roof that is constructed on-site. It uses ceiling joists‚ hanging beams‚ strutting beams‚ struts‚ underpurlins‚ collar ties‚ rafters and ridgeboards. Ceiling joists -The ceiling joists have a double function: --they provide the structure onto which the ceiling is fixed --they are the member that connects or ties the lower ends of rafter couples (pairs). Therefore‚ they prevent the rafters spreading and causing the roof to
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