SysML Reference Model for Assessing a Competitor's System

Abstract

The Anti‐Process Machine – a set of antithesis processes – was derived from the aggregation of techniques within the Systems Engineering Technical Processes and various components of business intelligence. The Anti‐Process is used to assess a competitor's system to assist in the decision making process for strategic business decisions. The research in this area is nascent and requires further investigation. In particular, the method of processing the information within the Anti‐Process Machine and the method of capturing this information are largely unresearched. This paper investigates a transdisciplinary approach to address these problems, leveraging from the fields of model‐based systems engineering, knowledge modelling, and subjective logic. Primarily, this paper focuses on developing a SysML Reference model for a single Anti‐Process. The result is the basis for an analytic method to assess a competitor's system and a digitally‐enabled method of capturing this knowledge. Additional comprehensive research in this area is required to realize the entire Anti‐Process Machine.