Exception Handling for Optimal Batch Production

Overview:

This paper supports the application of an “Intelligent” exception handling strategy, which helps to provide maximum business benefit and optimum batch production. Incorrect or incomplete design of the exception handling philosophy for a batch control system can have a detrimental effect to the batch process performance, including both the batch quality and processing time. Even though most people would agree with this, exception handling is often an area of batch control system design not always given the level of attention it duly requires, even though it can have such a significant impact.