This volume offers a new systems paradigm, presents a systems outlook, defines key concepts and outlines the principles of characterizing complex systems in a qualitative way and by the systematic use of models and measures. The book presents the product/process methodology.

"I recommend this book to teachers and researchers as it provides a basis of an intellectual framework for systems engineering I believe that this work will be a major contribution to the development of a systematic framework for systems engineering as the discipline becomes more mature."
John McDermid
Department of Computer Science
University of York