Production outages can be costly and disastrous, so change control is a hot topic ... or performing a full system backup can be a lifesaver. 5.Test the process In structured environments changes ...

it is hard for operations managers to direct their personnel and monitor production systems. Quality tools such as control charts allow management to discern normal process variations from serious ...

By 2006, 60% of the Global 2000 will deploy first-generation process bundles (e.g., change/production acceptance, customer advocacy, asset management) as virtual centers of excellence, formalizing ...

By defining a structured change management process ... production environment as closely as possible. This ensures the change will not introduce new issues or negatively impact existing systems.

Setting up a change management process begins with a policy. The policy should clearly state that no change may be made to production infrastructure or systems without passing through the change ...

These models can be used either offline to provide the optimal process cycle, or online to provide optimal, real-time process control [3]. This is the target of the iREMO project (www.iremo.eu), an EC ...

Manufacturers are dependent on automated assets such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), PC control systems ... areas for process improvement, it’s helpful to be able to identify device changes ...