What Is the System Context?
Routine international multi-modal supply chain management (Sea-Land, FEDEX)
Routine global operations management (ADM, IBM, Bechtel)
Routine international banking and trading (CitiBank, NYSE)
International telecommunications infrastructure (C & W, MCI-WorldCom)
International media (e.g., CNN, BBC, Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, …)
Networked public and private data sources
Informal internet communities and interest groups
WWW, MSOffice, Windows literacy
National and alliance military C2 systems
Public aid and relief agency systems
Three letter agency and private company analysis and modeling systems