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A System of Systems Approaches

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  • Heiner Müller-Merbach

    (Betriebsinformatik und Operations Research, Universität Kaiserslautern, Postfach 3049, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany)

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Almost every field in the sciences and in the humanities is influenced by the systems movement, and many systems approaches have been suggested within the different disciplines, MS/OR included. Some authors stress their own versions of the systems approach and ignore the manifold variety of others. In contrast, I plead for a methodological pluralism of systems approaches. To serve this purpose, I present a typology of four systems approaches, each one in a dialogue between a master and a scholar: (1) the introspection of analytic reduction, (2) the extraspection of synthetic integration, (3) the construction of creative design, and (4) the contemplation of holistic meditation.

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  • Heiner Müller-Merbach, 1994. "A System of Systems Approaches," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 24(4), pages 16-25, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:24:y:1994:i:4:p:16-25
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.24.4.16
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    1. M W Kirby, 2003. "The intellectual journey of Russell Ackoff: from OR apostle to OR apostate," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 54(11), pages 1127-1140, November.

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