Systems analysis

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'Systems analysis' is the science dealing with analysis of complex, large scale systems and the interactions within those systems. This field is closely related to operations research.

The systems discussed within systems analysis can be within any field such as: industrial processes, management, decision making processes, environmental protection processes, etc. The brothers Howard T. Odum and Eugene Odum began applying a systems view to biological ecology in 1953, building on the work of Raymond Lindeman (1942) and Arthur Tansley (1935).

Systems analysis researchers apply mathematical methodology to the analysis of the systems involved trying to form a detailed overall picture.

1 Modeling
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Modeling

Systems theory is the basis for modeling complex systems, which are broken down into three basic components: units, processes, and structures. Once these three components can be identified, a mathematical or game-theory derived model can be produced. This model is then run through a Simulation.

[edit] Trivia

The satirical newspaper, The Onion, features a segment entitled 'American Voices' in which regular citizens are quoted on their opinions of current events. Nearly every feature lists one of the interviewees as a 'Systems Analyst.'