FIRST CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCES. SESSION 9. INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGH TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

A set of actions is presented to aid in the design of the systems. The System Design Sentence is stated, and is used in a primer for design techniques. Three design techniques are described: the inclusion principle, the key man approach, and the application of information control. The applications of these three techniques are reviewed. The problems of military information system design are approached by first trying to identify the basic nature of information in terms of the command context and the economic relationships that govern and give purpose to information systems in genersl. Second, the hierarchy of command is analyzed from an informational point of view and its informational efficiencies are assessed. Third, the informational activities which take place in the command hierarchy are considered, and their underlying processes, to which technological support may be brought, are studied. The problems are then discussed in detail, using the above approach as a foundation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0428808

Entities

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Congress
  • Defects (Materials)
  • Efficiency
  • Hierarchies
  • Inclusions
  • Information Systems

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.