The efficiency with which energy and raw materials are used within the 7process industries depends strongly on the way in which resources are distributed within a manufacturing site. Most sites or processes contain several sources or sinks of the resource. For example, a chemical plant will have...

This paper presents an overview of configuration management, treating the concept in its widest context and evaluating its potential and state of evolution. The history of the subject is traced from its origins in the technological expansion of the mid 1960s through to modern developments...