Applying PERA in Industry

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)