ITOPS - AN INTELLIGENT TOOL FOR OPERATING PROCEDURES SYNTHESIS

Authors
VISWANATHAN S MOCKUS L VENKATASUBRAMANIAN V BASU PK MACK R CHERUKAT P ISKOS V
Citation
S. Viswanathan et al., ITOPS - AN INTELLIGENT TOOL FOR OPERATING PROCEDURES SYNTHESIS, Computers & chemical engineering, 22, 1998, pp. 601-608
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Chemical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Computers & chemical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00981354
Volume
22
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
S
Pages
601 - 608
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1354(1998)22:<601:I-AITF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Operating procedures are the detailed sequence of instructions an oper ator has to follow to manage a batch process safely and optimally. The traditional manual synthesis of operating procedures is time-consumin g and error-prone and hence can benefit from automation. In this paper a description of iTOPS 4.0, an Intelligent Tool for Operating Procedu re Synthesis, is presented. The architecture of iTOPS and its performa nce for a pharmaceutical industry case study are discussed. (C) 1998. Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.