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