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Tools to Control Process Performance, Improve Operations
Author(s) -
O'Day Kelly,
Reed Douglas,
Kendricks Leroy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2003.tb01736.x
Subject(s) - scada , process (computing) , control (management) , computer science , systems engineering , engineering management , software , supervisory control , process control , process management , engineering , software engineering , operating system , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering
This article discusses how information technology tools offer major benefits to treatment plant operators, and focuses on three applications including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), reporting software, and process‐decision modeling. A case study is presented of the Lowell Regional Water Utility in Lowell, Massachusetts, where the 40 year old facility was upgraded to using the new information technology tools.