Appendix A Glossary
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Batch View, and also provides the ActiveX tools needed to create a
custom user interface.
allocation
A form of coordination control that assigns a resource. An allocation
can be for the entire resource or for portions of a resource.
AND (Divergence)
A structure in the sequential function chart (SFC) that indicates steps
are activated concurrently.
approval process (for a recipe)
An umbrella term for the Primary approval and Expedited approval
processes that are used to validate the development and maintenance
of batch recipes. (Only one process can be used at a time.) Using
signature certification, the approvals process for a recipe safeguards
design workflow in a formalized manner. This ensures each recipe is
validated by authorized personnel before being released to production.
arbitration
A form of coordination control that determines how a resource should
be allocated when there are more requests for the resource than can be
accommodated at one time.
area
A component of a batch manufacturing site that is identified by
physical, geographical or logical segmentation within the site.
area model
The physical component of a batch facility. A database that consists of
all equipment in the facility and all of the tasks that it is capable of
performing.
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