In this post we will develop the requirements a little further. Based on the gross cost estimates in the previous analysis we have, for all intents and purposes eliminated the airline architecture. When we perform the same kind of analysis for the two other possibilities- renting or buying …

We can use the requirements and behavior as the basis for purchasing a replacement vehicle. But we could also use some form of air transportation to cover the long segments of the trip. This would have to be coupled with some sort of ground transportation at either end to provide …

In our world, where it is increasingly necessary to replace legacy systems with new systems that answer existing requirements, it is especially critical that our process surface all assumptions in order to permit us to make intentional design choices. This is best accomplished by beginning our analysis at the highest …

INTRODUCTION Today we begin a series of posts designed to explore a common decision- replacing an aging automobile- in the context of some systems engineering concepts. What will follow is by no means a comprehensive treatment of SE concepts or the process of purchasing a replacement vehicle. It is merely …