Preface to the Special Issue on Statistical & Soft Computing Techniques For System Analysis and Design

Systems analysis and design is a significant area of research in computer science. In recent years, systems analysis and design practice has undergone a number of dramatic changes. Systems analysis is a process of collecting factual data, understand the processes involved, identifying problems and recommending feasible suggestions for improving the system functioning. This involves studying the processes, gathering operational data, understand the information flow, finding out bottlenecks and evolving solutions for overcoming the weaknesses of the system so as to achieve the goals. System design is based on the specification and the detailed analysis of the existing system. It is the most crucial phase in the developments of a system. The logical system design arrived at as a result of systems analysis is converted into physical system design.