5. Conclusion

This article has introduced some of the fundamental concepts of systems engineering. Readers will no doubt have noticed that, as far as possible, these concepts are independent of the nature of the problem, and seek to reason about, organize and deal with complexity at a certain level of abstraction, making systems engineering the right approach for dealing with complex, multi-disciplinary problems. The article [S 7 301] will show a more operational side by looking at systems engineering in action!