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• Diverse application domains such as consumer products, biomedical, healthcare, 34-35
automotive, and energy production
THE SYSTEM
ENGINEERING • Geographic scope, both regionally and nationally
DISCIPLINE WILL
EXPAND ITS • Enterprises from small to medium to large
APPLICABILITY
AND RECOGNI- • Government projects and policy at international, national and local levels
TION ALONG
SEVERAL FRONTS • Breadth and scope of systems from individual systems to large scale system
of systems.

• Increased emphasis on downstream life cycle phases such as sustainment

Applying Systems Engineering to Policy

FR OM TO
Public policy decisions are often made without Systems engineering takes its place with other
leveraging a well-defined systems approach to systems-related, integrative disciplines such as
understand the diverse set of stakeholder needs economics, human ecology, geography, and eco-
and the implications of various policy options. nomic anthropology to structure more objective
cost, benefit and risk assessments of alternative
policy executions. The addition of a formal sys-
tems approach helps decision-makers to select
cost effective, safe, and sustainable policies that
are more broadly embraced by the stakeholder
community.

• Modeling and simulation is widely used to support integrated planning for a better
representation of real-world constraints and solutions

• Capabilities for generating characterizations and visualizations for complex policy issues
are greatly improved and are approachable by policy makers and other stakeholders

• Observational data sources and models are assessed for uncertainty and applicability for
specific decision-making needs

• Tools and methods better integrate physical and socio-economic information into holistic
and sustainable solutions

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