Complex System Failure: Identification, Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (Novice)

Tutorial: 20

When: Sat 07, Jul 08:00-17:00

Where: Penn Quarter B

Keywords: Complex Systems; System Failure; Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis

Meeting listing: Open

Abstract: This tutorial better prepares Systems Engineering practitioners to understand and preclude failure modes for increasingly complex systems. Complex systems are subject to multiple failure modes that span the holistic spectrum of technical, human, social, managerial, organizational, policy, and political dimensions. These failure modes can stem from underlying systemic deficiencies in the design, execution, or development of the system. This tutorial is focused on four primary objectives: (1) examine of the nature of complex system failure and the systemic error sources for failure, (2) introduce an analysis framework to identify potential failure modes in design, execution, and development of complex systems, (3) provide an assessment approach to classify the existence and potential impacts for failure modes, and (4) suggests corresponding strategies that might preclude the failure modes all together or mitigate their impacts. The tutorial is organized to introduce concepts through guided discussion and hands-on practical application exercises. This approach prepares participants to immediately apply what has been learned to their specific complex systems of interest. Participants are given the opportunity to apply concepts, tools, and techniques to practical issues and challenges in dealing with complex systems. As a result of the tutorial, participants will be better prepared and equipped to identify potential failure modes prior to experiencing their effects, mitigate negative consequences of failure modes with responsive system based strategies, and conduct post failure analysis to identify system modifications to preclude future occurrences of the failure modes.

Biography
Charles Keating: Charles B. Keating serves as Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and Director for the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (NCSOSE) at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on Systems Engineering, System of System of Systems Engineering, Management Cybernetics, and Complex System Governance. He is a Fellow, Past President, and 2015 Sarchet Award recipient from American Society for Engineering Management for his pioneering efforts in the field. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and graduated 22 Ph.D.s. His research has spanned defense, security, aerospace, healthcare, R&D, and automotive industries. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point), a M.A. in Management from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. His memberships include the American Society for Engineering Management, the International Council on Systems Engineering, the Institute for Industrial Engineers, and the International Society for System Sciences.

Biography
Joseph Bradley: Dr. Bradley, received the Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, received the Degree of Mechanical Engineer and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School, and a BE from The Cooper Union. Prior to joining Old Dominion University, he was Deputy Director for Force Maintenance at Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet. Prior to that, he served in various consulting roles, including Program Manager’s Representative for the conversion of the USS OHIO and USS MICHIGAN to SSGNs. He is a retired Engineering Duty Officer and submariner, having served over 26 years in the United States Navy. He is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery and ASQ. His research interests include complex system governance, action research, project management, system dynamics, and decision making using modeling and simulation.

Biography
Richard Hodge: Dr. Hodge brings over 40 years experience, with strong foundations in defence science where he fulfilled representative and advisory posts including Defence Science counsellor in Washington DC and Scientific Adviser, Strategic Policy and Planning in Canberra. He was a ‘founding father’ of Booz Allen Hamilton’s defence office in Canberra. Then General Manager for CAE Professional Services in Australia, before returning to consulting to help people address their toughest problems. A consultant, educator and expert in "living enterprises" at individual, group and organisation levels, creating capabilities in people to solve problems in ways that don't create further problems. He is engaged in building new knowledge from the science of life and living, using that to help people layer complexity, find simple patterns of thinking and examine the relationships among them. These patterns help explain, manage and govern the complexity we find in our world. While he learnt the ropes from working extensively in national security enterprises, the absolute beauty is finding those patterns influencing individual and group behaviours as well as complex enterprises - and then transporting the thinking easily across other equally complex enterprises like health, transport, education and energy.