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Integrated Process Control and Automation provides an overall framework by which control and automation can be integrated in the process industries (petroleum, chemical, foodstuff, pharmaceutical, steelmaking, etc.). The general introduction includes a sketch of the operational functions, their aspects and their place in the enterprise structure. This is followed by an analysis of optimizing continuous and batch operations, with consequences for process control and supervision. Regulatory and sequence control are discussed mainly from the point of view of process behavior. Separate chapters are devoted to stream quality estimation and control, taste control and efficiency, monitoring the process state and handling off-normal events. Subsequent chapters deal with the organization of work, work places, human/machine interaction, process models and the hardware and software infrastructure. The final part covers the integration of process control and automation with logistic control, process and plant design, maintenance, and information systems. This book is primarily directed to control and automation engineers, and to chemical engineers involved in process-type production. It should also be of interest to plant and information managers and to experts in organization development, human factors, logistics and process design.