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The Computer Journal 1980 23(2):98-106; doi:10.1093/comjnl/23.2.98
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A computer aid for the analysis of complex systems

J. V. Hansen1 * and L. J. McKell2

1 Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 2 Institute of Professional Accountancy, Graduate School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

Analysts from many disciplines are actively involved in the construction of models which will enable better understanding of system structure, improve system design, and aid in planning and decision making. One important obstacle to achieving these ends is the frequent necessity to involve resource people in the modelling process. Such persons are typically expert concerning a particular segment of system operation, but are not as a rule skilled model builders and may have only sketchy knowledge of the overall system structure. Thus, the analyst's challenge is to provide a means of working systematically to establish relationships among fragmented inputs from a body of experts. This paper reports on a computer aid which can be useful in combining the skills of analysts and resource people in the synthesis and design of complex systems. Illustrative applications to information systems and health care planning are included.

Received January 1978.

* Now at Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana University 47401, USA.

§ Institute of Professional Accountancy, Graduate School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA


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