Method and system for controlling processes
CA 2321283 A1 · Owner: Hagen Method Pty. Limited · Inventors: Van Der Vegt, Anton Hans; Thompson, Ian Chetwynd
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A method and computer system for controlling an industrial process are disclosed. The industrial process has problems which adversely affect its performance. A personal computer is programmed with a database and a custom application. The database contains data describing the attributes and performance of the process to be controlled. The custom application calculates the financial value of each of the problems. The calculation of the financial value of each problem can take into account market conditions which affect the amount of product which could be sold if made the marginal profitability of , the product how much optimum process time each problem takes up and the cost and …
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- Filed February 22, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 22, 2019.
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