JULY 2012 MONTHLY MEETING

Date: July 18, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 7:15 pm Frank C. Lacson  on Human Systems Integration: The Human User Contribution to Technical Balance Abstract: Human Systems Integration (HSI) is an often misunderstood technical approach that has unrealized system and human performance benefits. This presentation contains a description of the nine HSI domains, a mapping of HSI technical tools to the[…]

JUNE 2012 MONTHLY MEETING

Date: June 20, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 7:15 pm Paul Gorman on How to Fit 10 Pounds of Stuff into a 5-Pound Bag Abstract: In today’s healthcare environment, hospitals are challenged to improve patient flow and throughput, improve operating efficiencies, and reduce costs.  In this presentation, Mr. Gorman will discuss ways that Northern Lights helped Los Angeles County + University[…]

2012 JUNE TUTORIAL – SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: WHAT IT IS, HOW TO GET STARTED, AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT AT THE SOS LEVEL

Dr. Jo Ann Lane on System of Systems Engineering: What it is, How to Get Started, and What is Important at the SoS Level Abstract: Today’s need for more complex, more capable systems in a short timeframe is leading more organizations towards the integration of existing systems, Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products, and new systems into network-centric, knowledge-based system of[…]

MAY 2012 MONTHLY MEETING

Date: May 16, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 7:15 pm David Schrunk on The Systems Engineering Approach to the Design of Laws Abstract: This presentation discusses the application of the methodologies of systems engineering to the design of laws of government. The systems engineering approach will bring the knowledge and expertise of investigative science and engineering to bear upon the design, operation,[…]