Application Potentials of Systems Engineering for Small and Middle-sized Enterprises

To overcome future product development challenges, the application of Systems Engineering is important for small and middle-sized enterprises. Content of this paper is an analysis of application potentials of Systems Engineering principles for those enterprises especially in comparison to global international companies and organizations which shape Systems Engineering. Furthermore the results are validated by an example enterprise. The aim is to provide a realistic assessment of those potentials and support the use of Systems Engineering.