The disorganization after a hurricane, a rigid, frightened family produces a child who is unable to think independently or leave home, a new business has no forms or protocols for handling consumer complaints. Most everyone has a grasp of how a thermostat in their home works. We set the desired temperature for heat. The thermostat monitors the temperature in the room. When the temperature falls below the desired level, the thermostat sends a signal to our heater, and tells it to turn on.
Heat is generated by our furnace or heater.
When the temperature reaches the desired level, the thermostat sends a signal to the heater to turn off. Input - the money a family receives from wages, gifts, inheritance, tax refunds, etc. These are all processes or what family members do related to money. Input Processes or Throughput Output Basic Principles of a Systems Approach 1. The central objective of a system can be identified by the fact that other objectives will be sacrificed in order to attain the central objective.