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• ISA Batch Systems Standards CD, Second Edition
  This updated CD is an excellent tool for better understanding your batch systems. It includes the essential ISA batch systems standards: - ANSI/ISA-88.01-1995, Batch Control Part 1: Models and Terminology - ANSI/ISA-88.00.02-2001, Batch Control Part 2: Data Structures and Guidelines for Languages - ANSI/ISA-88.00.03-2003, Batch Control Part 3: General and Site Recipe Models and Representation - ISA-TR88.0.03-1996, Possible Recipe Procedure Presentation Formats
• Batch Manufacturing Training Opportunities
  ISA offers instructor-led courses, Web seminars, videos, and more tailored to meet your specific training needs.
• Applying S88: Batch Control from a User's Perspective, By Jim Parshall and L.B. Lamb
  The release of ANSI/ISA-88.01-1995 led to revolutionary advances in the way factories design, implement, and integrate flexible, modular processes. Now there's a book that explains all aspects of ANSI/ISA-88.01-1995 in a clear, user-friendly language. Parshall and Lamb discuss their implementation of ISA-88, offering examples and explanations to make it applicable across a wide range of industries.
• The Conductor Directs this Orchestra , By Michel Ruel
  What are the resources needed to optimize a control system? How to prepare an optimization plan: budget, methodology, schedule, team, and training. What are the benefits?
• Standard Goes Live for Life Sciences, By Glenn Restivo
  Life sciences organizations today might view compliance with government regulations as a necessary evil rather than an opportunity to increase profitability. Yet despite its large number of controls, 21 CFR Part 11 is a regulatory action that, in the long run, can help companies take advantage of the advances and increased efficiencies electronic documentation can bring.