Plant-Wide Integration of Information and Decision Support Systems: Present Tools and Limitations

Information accessibility has changed the way that chemical process plants are being managed. The traditional pyramidal hierarchy that is usually the core of any management structure is being threatened by the potential of centralized decision‐making covering more and more possibilities. But althoug...

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Published in:Chemical engineering & technology 2003-08, Vol.26 (8), p.828-832
Main Authors: Espuña, A., Nougués, J.M., Puigjaner, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applications of mathematics to chemical engineering. Modeling. Simulation. Optimization
Applied sciences
Chemical engineering
Decision support systems
Exact sciences and technology
Information management
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Summary:Information accessibility has changed the way that chemical process plants are being managed. The traditional pyramidal hierarchy that is usually the core of any management structure is being threatened by the potential of centralized decision‐making covering more and more possibilities. But although present tools may have access to any significant piece of objective information, and can process it at growing speeds, they are still termed as “decision support” systems. Sensible decision‐making is not only the result of knowledge plus information; it is also important to consider the effects of the different factors that are usually embraced by the term “human factors”.
ISSN:0930-7516
1521-4125
DOI:10.1002/ceat.200300002