TY - GEN
T1 - Using system dynamics for safety and risk management in complex engineering systems
AU - Dulac, Nicolas
AU - Leveson, Nancy
AU - Zipkin, David
AU - Friedenthal, Stephen
AU - Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel
AU - Carroll, John
AU - Barrett, Betty
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper presents a new approach to modeling and analyzing organizational culture, particularly safety culture. We have been experimentally applying it to the NASA manned space program as part of our goal to create a powerful new approach to risk management in complex systems. We describe the approach and give sample results of its applications to understand the factors involved in the Columbia accident and to perform a risk analysis of the new Independent Technical Authority (ITA) structure for NASA, which was introduced to improve safety-related decision-making.
AB - This paper presents a new approach to modeling and analyzing organizational culture, particularly safety culture. We have been experimentally applying it to the NASA manned space program as part of our goal to create a powerful new approach to risk management in complex systems. We describe the approach and give sample results of its applications to understand the factors involved in the Columbia accident and to perform a risk analysis of the new Independent Technical Authority (ITA) structure for NASA, which was introduced to improve safety-related decision-making.
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U2 - 10.1109/WSC.2005.1574392
DO - 10.1109/WSC.2005.1574392
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33846668511
SN - 0780395204
SN - 9780780395206
T3 - Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
SP - 1311
EP - 1320
BT - Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference
T2 - 2005 Winter Simulation Conference
Y2 - 4 December 2005 through 7 December 2005
ER -