The Systems Approach ·System Defined >A set of interrelated and interdependent parts arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole. Basic Types of Systems >Closed systems Are not influenced by and do not interact with their environment(all system input and output is internal) >Open systems Dynamically interact to their environments by taking in inputs and transforming them into outputs that are distributed into their environments. 2007 Prentice Hall,Inc.All rights reserved. 2-19The Sy pp stems Approach • System Defined ¾A t fi t l t d di t d d t t A set of interrelated and interdependent parts arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole. • B i T fS t Basic Types of Systems ¾Closed systems ™ Are not influenced by and do not interact with their environment (all system input and output is internal). ¾Open systems Open systems ™ Dynamically interact to their environments by taking in inputs and transforming p them into outputs that are distributed into their environments. © 2007 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–19