System Output

A System Output is an output of a system (through system processes and transformation functions).

• AKA: System Result, System Product.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) result from System Processes through transformation rules.
  • It can (typically) depend on System Inputs through process functions.
  • It can (typically) affect External Environment through system boundary.
  • It can (typically) maintain System Purpose through goal alignment.
  • It can (typically) reflect System State through observable effects.
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  • It can (often) serve as Input to other systems.
  • It can (often) generate System Feedback through control loops.
  • It can (often) exhibit Quality Property through characteristic measures.
  • It can (often) follow Output Patterns through regular behavior.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Output to being a Complex Output, depending on its transformation complexity.
  • It can range from being a Single Output to being a Multiple Output, depending on its output dimension.
  • It can range from being a Continuous Output to being a Discrete Output, depending on its output type.
  • It can range from being a Deterministic Output to being a Probabilistic Output, depending on its predictability level.
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  • It can be measured by a System Output Measure through evaluation metrics.
  • It can maintain Quality Standards through control processes.
  • It can demonstrate System Performance through effectiveness measures.
  • It can support System Goals through purpose fulfillment.
  • It can enable System Functions through capability provision.
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• Examples:
  • Information Outputs, such as:
    • Data Processes, such as:
      • Analysis Result from data processing.
      • Report Generation from information systems.
    • Communication Systems, such as:
      • Message Delivery through transmission channels.
      • Signal Output from processing units.
  • Physical Outputs, such as:
    • Manufacturing Systems, such as:
      • Product Creation through production lines.
      • Material Transformation through industrial processes.
  • Economic Outputs, such as:
    • Market Systems, such as:
      • Service Delivery through business processes.
      • Value Creation through economic activity.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • System Inputs, which enter rather than exit system boundary.
  • Internal States, which exist within system boundary.
  • System Processes, which transform rather than produce.
  • System Structures, which organize rather than generate.
• See: Process Output, Decoding System, Process Theory, System Theory, Output Analysis, Performance Measurement, Quality Control.

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References

2013

• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Systems_Theory/Inputs-Outputs
  • Input is something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result. Output is the information produced by a system or process from a specific input. Within the context of systems theory, the inputs are what are put into a system and the outputs are the results obtained after running an entire process or just a small part of a process. Because the outputs can be the results of an individual unit of a larger process, outputs of one part of a process can be the inputs to another part of the process.

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