On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Michel, Christopher J wrote:
> This creates the potential for conflict at every intersection of the
> chart, because the goals for the functional activity and the goals of the
> process activity are by DESIGN in conflict.
>
> What I propose is a "new look" at the view of the design ---
> multi-dimensional.
One of Russell Ackoff's books discusses and gives a graphical view of a
multi-dimensional "look" at the design of business functional and process
activity. The title escapes me right now.
I recently read some of John Warfields books, "Societal Systems" and a
recently published book whose title also escapes me right now that deals
with the topic of goals in the multi-dimensional sense.
I'm still unclear on the general definition of "multi-dimensional." Even
if we agree that it is multiple dimensions represented at 90 degrees to
one another that leaves infinite possibilities to what each dimension is
_composed_ of.
-- Andrew Moreno amoreno@broken.ranch.org