Memory Organizational systemsVersión en línea Definition and characteristics of systems in an organization por Yenny Valentina Ramírez Bolívar Production Maintenance They are those that do not interact with their environment nor receive external assistance They interact with their environment and depend on it for obtaining energy Sales, marketing and public relations. Responsible for ensuring that all subsystems function properly Open system Contact areas with the outside - outputs System closed Synergy System definition Helps identify opportunities, threats, and risks in the environment. Human resources, purchasing, market research, investments They are changes in any part of a system that affect the system as a whole Contact areas with the outside - inputs Adaptation Holism Manufactures the products and services that constitute the outcomes of the organization. It is when the sum of the interaction of the component parts of the system is greater than the effect of the parts individually. Set of elements that act in coordination to achieve a certain objective.