Matrix systemic reasoning in socio-technical systems applied to rail transportation: Study of systemic analysis models for operational security

Abstract

Methodological proposal for analyzing transport systems based on the concepts of the systemic approach to accident investigation developed through the creation of posible coupling matrices.

This article addresses the following questions: How can we arrange the elements of a complex system in a simple, organized, repetitive and general way? How can we visualize the interactions to see the emergent properties? Is there only one way to search for or handle these properties?