ABSTRACT
I.INTRODUCTION Inindustrialenvironmentsthatarecontinuous-processandbatch-dependent,there aremorepressuresforincreaseddatacollectionandrefinementofinformation providedfromtraditionalautomationsystems.AtBWManufacturing,Inc.,there weredefinitetrendsdevelopingnotonlyforincreaseddatarequirements,butfor ahigherlevelofdatarefinementandinformationdevelopmenttosupportthe biotechnologyprocessesexecuteddaily.Inbiotechnologymanufacturingand otherregulatedindustries,thesepressureshavebeenfuelingtheintenseinterest intheInstrumentSocietyofAmerica(ISA)S88.01standardforrecipemanagementandprocesscontrol.
