Course Overview

Enterprise Consultants

Training and Seminars

PERA for Project Managers and Engineers

February 1-2, 2001
2 consecutive days, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
$1,295.00

This seminar describes the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA) including, examples from various industries, and how to apply it to your enterprise. It addresses the main principles of PERA including the following.

PERA Tools and Concepts

The PERA Enterprise Life-cycle Framework .
- Concepts of maximum and minimum lines of automation as applied to both Control and Information Systems, and Manufacturing Facilities.
- Concepts explaining the effect of recycle and time delays on the design and operation of enterprises.
- Concepts for dividing Enterprise Systems into Physical and Logical Architectures
- The role of standards in enterprise architecture design
- Relationship to other Enterprise Frameworks
PERA Master Planning Methodology
- The 14 step planning process
- When and why to prepare a PERA Master Plan
Purdue Reference Model for CIM including Generic Reference Data Flow Models
- Example Logical System Architectures from various industries
Physical Systems Architecture Concepts including "Levels" and the "4Rs" (Response Resolution, Reliability and Repairability)
- Example Physical architectures from various industries.
- Mapping of hardware and software products within the PERA Framework.

Program Benefits

Understand PERA enterprise life cycle framework and how it applies to your industrial facility or corporation.
Examine the PERA Reference data model for a generic enterprise and learn how to apply it to specific industries.
Understand enterprise architecture design techniques and how to apply principles of architectural levels and 4Rs.
Learn how to structure your company's master planning.
Learn how to Improve communication and implementation of your strategic plans.

Policies

Minimum Class Size

This course may be requested at your premises for class sizes of 6 or more. A 50% discount will be applied for additonal attendees from the same company. Instructor's travel and living costs will billed separately from Houston Texas or Lafayette Indiana to client site.

Payment

Full payment must be received at least 5 business days prior to the first day of the class.

Cancellations

If the registrant notifies Enterprise Consultants within 10 business days before the start of the program, a 95% refund will be issued. If Enterprise Consultants does not receive notification within 10 business days, no refund will be issued. However, a substitute may attend that program in place of the registrant. If payment is made by purchase order, full payment is expected regardless of cancellations.

Who Should Attend

This seminar is designed for those who require a general introduction to PERA concepts, but do not plan to actually prepare master plans or implement projects. Candidates might include enterprise management, engineers, system analysts, programmers and others who will work on projects and in enterprises where PERA principals are applied.

Faculty:

Dr Ted Williams and Gary Rathwell. Dr. Williams is Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, and through his Purdue Laboratory for Automation and Control, originated PERA and many of the associated tools and concepts. Gary Rathwell has been applying PERA to major projects and corporations for over a decade. He is a co-developer of the PERA concepts and documentation and is the author of the PERA public information web site.

All courses are taught in English.
All prices are in U.S. dollars.