PERA Documentation

PERA Manuals

• PERA Master Planning Handbook
  This 300 page manual details a 17-step process for developing an enterprise integration master plan.

• PERA Reference Model for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (ISA Publication)
  This two-volume set provides a generic model for the Control and Information System of any manufacturing facility. It contains two major sub-models:
  • A data flow model showing how data flows between all functions in an enterprise, and
  • A "hierarchical model" which shows how the functions are divided up beween the various "levels" of management (i.e. what your boss does vs. what you do).

Articles and Papers

• Application of PERA and Master Planning

  The following articles provide background on the development of PERA and experiences in applying it in various industries.

  • Use of the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology in Industry , T.J. Williams and G. A. Rathwell
    This Paper was presented to IFAC/IFIP at the Heron Island Meeting in Australia. It explains how PERA kas been applied in several World-Scale Industrial Facilities by Fluor Daniel, a leading engineering and construction company. (PDF 381K)

  • Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Data Integration, W. H. Bosler and Dr. P. J. Lawrence.
    Presents a way to view refineries and petrochemical plants as part of the supply chain, and to design for data integration of any application to any other application via COTS (Configurable Off The Shelf) software products. (PDF 88K)

  • PERA Master Planning and EPC to Permanent Facilities Migration, Shelby Laurents
    This Article describes the application of PERA Master Planning, and subsequent integration with the EPC (Engineer/Procure/Construct) and Operations Phases of a wide range of intustries including Pipelines, Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Power Utility Companies, Specialty Chemicals, and the U.S. Department of Energy. (PDF 132K)

• Control and Information System Architectures

  The following articles discuss concepts of Enterprise Architecture Design, and experiences in applying these concepts in various industries.

  • Industrial Information and Control Network Architectures, G. A. Rathwell
    This paper describes basic concepts of Industrial Architecture design including the "4Rs" which define criteria for structuring industrial hardware and software. It also describes "Levels" which are similar to the PERA and ISA models, but include a separate level for "control and interlocking devices" such as PLCs or DCS controllers.

  • PERA and GERAM -- Enterprise Reference Architectures in Enterprise Integration, T.J. Williams and Hong Li
    This paper describes PERA's relationships to the GERAM (Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology) definition developed by the IFAC/IFIP Task Force

• Human & Organizational Architectures

  The following articles discuss concepts of Human and Organizational Architecture Design, and experiences in applying these concepts in various industries.

  • Characterization of the Place of the Human in Enterprise Integration, T.J. Williams
    This paper describes the PERA method for considering humans in all aspects of their involvement in an enterprise.

  • Modelling Human Resources and their Organization in Manufacturing Systems funded by EPSRC
    This web site reports on a new one-year study to look at how contemporary enterprise modelling methodologies can be expanded to incorporate human resource constructs.

Tutorials

• PERA Framework Tutorial describes the "PERA Windchime" and what happens during each phase of the enterprise.

• Purdue Reference Model Tutorial (future)

• PERA Master Planning Tutorial (future)