As a person with mining engineering knowledge, you will have heard the term "system" many times before. Think about the following questions to explore this concept and its relationship to management.

$($a$)$ How would you explain the concept of a "system"? What are the requirements for something to be considered as a system?

$($b$)$ In what way do you think an organisation in the mining or minerals industry might be regarded as a system? You may want to draw a diagram to explain your thinking.

$($c$)$ In managing a mining or minerals organisation, what advantages might there be in thinking of the organisation as a system?