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A large industrial enterprise is one of the most complex entities created by man. It consists of facilities, people, and Control and information systems in a complex and interacting mix. It may be so complex that managment cannot even define its complexity, let alone understand and optimize it. PERA provides a way to break down enterprises into understandable components, to allow staff at all levels to see the "20,000 ft view" as well as to describe the detals that they see around them every day.
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The PERA Enterprise Architecture and Life Cycle Model has been placed in the public domain to encourage its use and development. Is our intent on this PERA website to:
While items 1) and 2) are provided on this website for free, providers of additional "level 3" information from other websites, hardcopy publishers, software and service providers, may request payment.
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