The Salvation Army bell ringers are as much a part of the holiday traditions as Black Friday. As a personal interest and since this is the time or year we think of giving, I decided to contact the Salvation Army and find out how they use industrial engineering skills for running their operation. Through contacting [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Architecting Resilient Systems: Part 1 Accident Avoidance and Survival and Recovery from Disruptions
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John Willey and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-40503-1
Architecting Resilient Systems refers to the work of Hollnagel et al2 and other authors in defining resilience and showing how many of the attributes can be achieved on a system. The book goes on to apply these principles to [...]
Architecting Resilient Systems: Part 2 Accident Avoidance and Survival and Recovery from Disruptions
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John Willey and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-40503-1
How are resilient systems architected?
The central question addressed in the book is: how can a system, such as a civil infrastructure or a technological system, be designed that will allow it to anticipate, avoid, survive, and recover from a disruption, such as a terrorist attack, natural disaster, [...]