Category: Glossary

A structured process to investigate issues, act on causes, and verify effectiveness.

Controlling how product or process issues are recorded, assessed, and dispositioned.

Assessing a lot or process using a defined subset of items or measurements.

Links between material lots, components, process steps, and finished products.

A broker-based protocol for lightweight publish/subscribe messages.

A framework for exchanging industrial data and structured information.

A bridge that connects industrial devices, networks, and applications.

The operator-facing display for machine status and control.

Coordinated process control distributed across plant controllers and operator stations.

Supervisory monitoring and control of distributed industrial processes.