| The Theory of Enterprise Command and Control (TEC2) is concerned with applying systems science (aka, cybernetics) to the real-time, network-mediated, adaptive and collaborative processes of decision (command) and control. TEC2 provides both a logical and technical framework for integrating concepts and requirements for network-centric operations within and among commercial enterprises and the departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government, including its Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. Command and control (C2) refers historically to governance of activities related to tactical and operational (e.g. logistic) military force projection, while in civilian domains “decision and control” generally refers to enterprise governance of operational (e.g. supply chain) matters. In the theory presented here, we use the term enterprise C2 (EC2) to unify both perspectives. The theory is concerned with real-time governance and its requirements on the development of a C2 service-oriented architecture (C2/SOA) for improving interoperability among departments and agencies of the U.S. Defense Department, the Military Services and their allied agencies (governmental and non-governmental, foreign and domestic). Improved interoperability (effectiveness), enabled through GIG-based net-centric EC2 services derives from improvements in institutional speed and agility, inter-agency collaboration for joint planning and execution, shared resource management, policy compliance, awareness and predictability of effects and economies of scale. The paper summarizes four primary net-centric elements of the theory: i) the enterprise, the focus of C2, ii) core control services, iii) associated command services and iv) associated scale-free performance metrics . |
| PhD Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976; founder and principal Protocols Solutions (1973-1985); Professor of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University (1973-1984); Executive Director Automation Technology Integration, Combustion Engineering (CE) (1986-1987), VP Technology, CE’s Process Automation Business (1987-1989), VP Systems Products Development, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB, 1989-1991), VP Engineering R&D, Elsag Bailey Process Automation (EBPA, 1991-1998), VP Technology, Johnson Controls (JCI, 1998-2002); founder and CEO of Meta Command Systems, Inc. (MCSI), formerly Echelon 4 Corporation, a professional consultancy and technology development company specializing in enterprise command and control software and systems (2002-present). Dr. Bayne is a senior member of the IEEE, ACM, ISA, PMI, HIMSS, and many of their respective special interest groups (SIGS), especially those dealing with systems, man and cybernetics, computation, communications and control. |