China Airlines as a complex system

Description of the structure of the airline and the structure of its subsystems. Analysis of the main activities of the airline, other goals. Building the “objective tree” of the airline. Description of the environmental features of the transport company.
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOURTH AND SPORT OF UKRAINE

NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY

Air Transportation Management Department

TERM PAPER

(EXPLANATIONAL NOTE)

On discipline“Basics of Systems Theory and Management”

Topic: «China Airlines as a complex system»

Composed by:

FML 309

Moiseeva N.

Kyiv 2012

ABSTRACT

This course work consists of 31 pages, 2 table and 4schemes. In the process of writing the work the 5 resources were used, including online resources and further reading.

The object of study of this course work is“China Airlines”, which is considered as a complex system. Purpose of the researching is to generalize the theoretical knowledge of students on general systems theory and systems analysis procedure and practical skills of a systems approach to the analysis of the transport company as a complex system.

Upon completion of this course work there were purchased some knowledge and skills in the analysis of complex objects, as well as a clear definition of their goals.

Our task is to analyze “China Airlines” by terns of system and give the detailed description of its properties, characteristics, activities and functions. Also, the investigation of the internal and external environment, its influence to the functioning of the company takes place in this work.

List of key words: system, system analyzes, “China Airlines”, structure, classification, goal , resources, hierarchy tree of goals, subsystem, stability, etc.

A LIST of SYMBOLS, UNITS, ACRONYMS and TERMS

The main terms for the complex system characteristics can be represented in following way:

A system is a set of elements that are in certain relations with each other and forming a certain coherent unity or a system is an object, a process in which elements involved are, linked by some relationship.

An element is a division threshold of systems (an indivisible part) from the point of view of the aspect of considering a system, solution of a specific task and set objectives.

A subsystem is a part of system with some relations. Any system consists of subsystems; any subsystem of any system itself can be considered a system. The properties of integrity and purpose are characteristic of any subsystem.

Communication provides system integrity according to its definition limits the degree of elements freedom after they begin to interact and characterizes the system's structure (statics) and functioning (dynamics).

A structure is the organization of relations between elements and subsystems, it is all that brings order to a set of objects, i.e. set of relations between parts of a whole, necessary to achieve the goal.

A goal is a description, representation of the most desirable state of the system, the result of deliberate human activity predicted in advance, what the person should seek, and the model of the desirable future.

Behavior is a set of changes in the system, its response to external influence.

Balance is the ability of the system to save its behavior as long as it is needed, in the absence of external influences that lead it out from the state of rest, (or under permanent effects).

Stability is the system's ability to return to equilibrium after it was withdrawn from this state under the influence of external factors.

System's description (specification) is a description of all its elements (subsystems), their relationships, purpose, functions in some areas, i.e., all admissible states.

Integrity, coherence or relative independence from the environment and systems (it is the most essential quantitative characteristic of the system), if coherence disappears the system itself disappears, although the elements of the system, and even some ties, relations between them can be saved.

Availability of subsystems and relations between them, a structure or the presence of the system's structure (this is the most essential qualitative characteristic of the system), the disappearance of the subsystems or relations between them may cause the system to disappear.

Emergence of the properties or their not being innate to the properties of elements is the effect of organization, is the result of initiation between the elements of synergy.

Stratification is defining a system family of models (striation), each of which describes behavior of a system from the point of view of its respective level of abstraction.

The multilayered hierarchy is a family of sequentially solvable problems. Each layer is a block that makes the decision, or level of complexity of the decision made, allocated to reduce uncertainty.

Multiechelon(organizational hierarchy) is represented as independent subsystems that cooperate.

SA- System Analyzes

Plan

INTRODUCTION

I. Theoretical part

1.1 Description of the airline in terms of systems theory

1.2. Characteristics of the system and its properties

II. Analytical Part

2.1 Description of the structure of the airline (for multiple features) and the structure of its subsystems, their analysis

2.2 Description of the environmental features of the transport company

2.3 Analysis of the main activities of the airline, identifying the main goal, other goals. Building the “objective tree” of the airline

III. Conclusions

REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION

China Airlines (CAL) - is the largest airline in Taiwan and the flag carrier of the Republic of China. Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation, which is in turn owned by the government of the Republic of China.

Generally, airlines are increasingly important and rank is not the first place in the speed of transportation, facilities, quality of service as passenger and freight at different distances to the most remote corners of the world. Nowadays, passenger or cargo can be delivered in any country for a short time.

Topic of this course paper is rather important in our time as grows in air-transportation system is observed. Our task is to analyze “China Airlines” by terns of system and give the detailed description of its properties, characteristics, activities and functions.

The aim of study of this course work is “China Airlines”, which is considered as a complex system. Purpose of the researching is to generalize the theoretical knowledge of students on general systems theory and systems analysis procedure and practical skills of a systems approach to the analysis of the transport company as a complex system.

I. Theoretical part

1.1 Description of the airline in terms of systems theory

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System - is a set of elements associated with each other, which forms one object to achieve the goal and needed resources.

The main features of the system are:

1. Integrity, coherence or relative independence from the environment and systems (it is the most essential quantitative characteristic of the system), if coherence disappears the system itself disappears, although the elements of the system, and even some ties, relations between them can be saved.

2. Existence of subsystems and relations between them, a structure or the presence of the system's structure (this is the most essential qualitative characteristic of the system), the disappearance of the subsystems or relations between them may cause the system to disappear.

3. Relation with the environment of shared resources; possibility of separation or abstraction from the environment.

4. Subordination of the whole organization to some goals.

5. Emergence (The system property is not the sum of the properties of parts, property of the system depends on the properties of elements, the combined elements to the system may lose a number of properties which were inherent to them outside the system, i.e. the system as it suppresses some of the properties of its elements.

6. Synergy is increasing the efficiency of the integration. Synergetics is a science of nonlinear self-organizing processes in nature and society.

7. Additivity (summative) is an independence, isolation, that is, regularity, dual with respect to integrity. Property of additivity is shown in the system as it disintegrated into independent elements.

Let's consider features of the system on the example of “China Airlines”. "China Airlines" is integrated organization, which incorporates various departments, divisions, services and abroad representations; it is network, with strong ties between its parts (transportation of passengers, cargo, mail, and organization of technical personnel, airline pilots and other.) These complexes are the subsystems of the airline. A variety of services and depart...