Olympic Games Reform: A Study in System Engineering

Holmes, Neville (2000) Olympic Games Reform: A Study in System Engineering. Computer, 33 (9). 91-93, 96. ISSN 0018-9162

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Abstract

This essay argues that the system engineering techniques used to design and implement management systems should also be applied to social systems, and uses Olympic Games reform as an example of what could be done.

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Additional Information:	This essay has been more formally published as Essay 5.6 of the author's book "Computers and People" (Wiley, 2006). This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Copyright 2001 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	system engineering, system design, social objectives, Olympic Games, modular programming, information hiding, patterns
Subjects:	410000 The Arts > 410100 Performing Arts > 410199 Performing Arts not elsewhere classified 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management > 350201 Human Resources Management 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management > 350211 Innovation and Technology Management
ID Code:	1979
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	24 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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