Advancing Resilient Performance

Resilience Engineering (RE) has identified and described resilient performance in high-hazard sectors and daily operations, leading to practical tools and methods. This book encapsulates practical lessons learned from over ten years of RE use, with chapters written by experts and including rationale, data, and recommendations. It also advances research into RE to improve work performance and compensate for deficiencies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Resilience engineering (RE) has been a field of study that has successfully identified and described numerous instances of resilient performance in high-hazard sectors as well as in the more frequent cases where individuals and organizations cope with the uncertainties of daily operations. Since its inception in 2006, a steady accumulation of insights and efforts has laid the foundation for practical tools and methods. This development has been documented through a series of texts in the Resilience Engineering Perspectives series, as well as an increasing number of papers and reports.

This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the practical lessons learned from the application of resilience engineering (RE) over a decade. The main contents are a series of chapters written by key contributors to these applications. To enhance the reader's value, each chapter will include:

Rationale for the overall approach: This section will provide an explanation of the rationale behind the chosen approach and the specific data sought and the reasons for selecting them.

Data sought and reasons for choosing: This section will outline the data sources used, the data analyses performed, and the recommendations made based on the findings.

Data sources used: This section will provide details about the specific sources of data that were utilized in the research or application.

Data analyses performed: This section will describe the methods and techniques used to analyze the data, including any statistical or qualitative analysis employed.

How recommendations were made and turned into practice: This section will outline the process of making recommendations and implementing them in practice, including any challenges or barriers encountered along the way.

Serving as a valuable reference for practitioners seeking to analyze, support, and manage resilient performance, this book also advances research into resilience engineering by exploring why work goes well in unpredictable environments, improving work performance, or compensating for deficiencies.

In conclusion, resilience engineering has emerged as a powerful field of study that has the potential to enhance the resilience of individuals, organizations, and communities in the face of adversity. By applying the principles and practices of RE, we can build more robust and sustainable systems that are better equipped to cope with the uncertainties and challenges of the 21st century.

Weight: 430g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030746889
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022