Explore selected writings from George D. Allen on systems engineering, functional safety, and digital transformation in the automotive domain. These insights reflect real-world program experience and the lessons learned from integrating complex systems into production reality.
Articles
New Vehicle Recall Analysis: Ford Camera & Seatbelt Failures
Vehicle Recall Analysis of Ford’s 2025 camera and seatbelt failures reveals systemic gaps in requirements, verification, and supplier integration.
New Vehicle Recall Analysis: How to Create a System Failure
Vehicle Recall Analysis revealing systemic failures in requirements, verification, and supplier integration — and how Usecase-based engineering prevents them.
New Management of Complexity: Simulation and Virtual Models
Discover how simulation and virtual models transform verification, validation, and decision-making by managing complexity early in system design.
New RFID Traceability: The Missing Link in Auto Systems
RFID Traceability remains fragmented across the automotive industry despite mature technology—and what systems thinking reveals about the path forward.
Complexity in Practice: Lessons for New Systems Engineering
In this article, I examine case studies related to Complexity in Practice to show how systemic complexity reveals itself only at the end unless modeled early.
From ppm to ppb: New Vehicle Engineering – Defects Explained
Discover why ppm is not enough in automotive quality. Learn how scaling defects across thousands of parts drives the shift from ppm to ppb-level reliability.