Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2024

Publication Title

Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2024 International Annual Conference

Pages

10 pp.

Conference Name

American Society for Engineering Management 2024 International Annual Conference, November 6-9, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Abstract

System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) has existed and been developing for well over 2 decades. The time is appropriate to take a reflective look at the past and examine the future evolution of this nascent field. To address this challenge, this paper is focused on two primary objectives. First, a literature review of the SoSE field is conducted. This literature review (1) organizes the SoSE body of knowledge and provides a synthesis of major crosscutting themes, and (2) provides a scholarly critique and identifies gaps in the current state of the SoSE field. The second objective is focused on providing a corresponding development framework for the field. This framework is targeted to guide the continuing evolution of the SoSE field and explore the research frontier for the field. The research frontier for SoSE is examined across the holistic and integrated spectrum of philosophical, theoretical, axiomatic, axiological, methodological, method, and application development dimensions. Challenges for the future SoSE research frontier are suggested. The paper closes with a suggestion of the importance of past SoSE field contributions and the promise of the future relevance of SoSE to support the holistic integration of multiple complex systems.

Rights

Copyright © 2024. Reprinted with permission of the American Society for Engineering Management. International Annual Conference. All rights reserved.

ORCID

0000-0001-9452-9105 (Keating)

Original Publication Citation

Keating, C. B., Katina, P. F., & Pyne, J. C. (2024). System of Systems Engineering: A literature review and research frontiers. American Society for Engineering Management 2024 International Annual Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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