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Systems Integration (systems + integration)

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Engineering	50%

Selected Abstracts

Applying Human Systems Integration to the Rapid Acquisition Process

NAVAL ENGINEERS JOURNAL, Issue 1 2007
DEMETRIUS D. MACK
The rapidly changing complexity of the Global War on Terrorism has changed the approach to equipping forward-deployed military forces. Combatant Commanders conducting operations now require timely materiel solutions to enhance mission capabilities and reduce the risk for individual soldiers. To address this challenge, the US Army established the Rapid Equipping Force to assess emerging requirements, to propose solutions to those requirements, and to implement those solutions in an expedient time frame. Unfortunately, the REF lacks a consistent analytical methodology for assessing alternative materiel solutions. To address the need for a human systems integration (HSI) analysis method, the authors developed an Assessment-Based Rapid Acquisition HSI Analysis Method (ABRAHAM) capable of generating tailored surveys and evaluating these surveys for unacceptable risks to soldiers. To validate ABRAHAM's concept and content, ABRAHAM was showcased in three Department of Defense settings: the Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, the REF, and the US Marine Corps' Operational Test and Evaluation Activity. The ABRAHAM appears to fill a gap in the current library of HSI tools. Based on the feedback provided during the product showcases, there is sufficient interest and technological maturity to further develop ABRAHAM to serve both the traditional and rapid acquisition processes. [source]

Titelbild: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 12/2008

BETON- UND STAHLBETONBAU, Issue 12 2008
Article first published online: 4 DEC 200
Das trägerlose Aluminium-Schalsystem Topec gilt als leichteste und schnellste Deckenschalung auf dem Markt und kommt laut einer unabhängigen Zeitstudie im Mittel mit einer Schalzeit von 0,22 h/m2 aus. Beim Bau der Zentrale des IT-Dienstleisters SAP Systems Integration in Dresden brachte der Einsatz der Hünnebeck-Fassadenschalung, insbesondere der Topec-Großtafel mit 3,24 m2 Schalfläche, gleich mehrere Vorteile: Die gemeinsam mit der Decke zu betonierenden Fertigteile ließen sich sehr einfach ausrichten und fixieren; gleichzeitig sorgten die Fassadenschalungselemente für eine perfekte Absturzsicherung. (Foto: Hünnebeck) [source]

History and Trends in Clinical Information Systems in the United States

JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, Issue 1 2001
Nancy Staggers
Purpose: To provide a synopsis of issues about clinical information systems for nurses not schooled in nursing informatics. Organizing construct: The past, present, and future of clinical computing, including major factors resulting in the early hospital information systems (HIS) and decision support systems (DSS) in the United States, current advances and issues in managing clinical information, and future trends and issues. Methods: Literature review and analysis. Findings and Conclusions: The first HIS and DSS were used in the late 1960s and were focused on applications for acute care. The change from fee-for-service to managed care required a change in the design of clinical information systems toward more patient-centered systems that span the care continuum, such as the computer-based patient record (CPR). Current difficulties with CPR systems include lack of systems integration, data standardization, and implementation. Increased advances in information and technology integration and increased use of the Internet for health information will shape the future of clinical information systems. [source]

The King County (Washington) Systems Integration Initiative: A First Look at the Kent District Dual System Youth Pilot Program

JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JOURNAL, Issue 4 2009
Gene Siegel
ABSTRACT King County is one of five counties in Washington State participating in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative. One key aspect of King County's Models for Change participation involves ongoing "systems integration" work intended to improve how youth who have cross-over involvement in multiple systems,e.g., juvenile justice, child welfare, education, mental health, and/or others,are handled. These cross-over cases often present a range of challenges to juvenile courts including substantial risk factors that increase their likelihood of continuing system involvement. This article provides a first look at an emerging pilot project in King County that is intended to improve how cross-over cases are handled by child welfare and juvenile probation with the longer term goal of improving outcomes for these difficult cases. [source]

The Future of the Defence Firm

KYKLOS INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Issue 3 2003
Keith Hartley
Summary This paper focuses on the future of the defence firm. It forecasts that the defence firm of 2050 will be radically different, reflecting a combination of technology, economic and political factors. To provide insights into the future, the paper starts by outlining recent changes in the size, structure and organization of defence firms and industries. It concludes by suggesting that the defence firm has a future and that it will focus on systems integration with new and different forms of industrial organization and will include new entrants. [source]