Is FactoryTalk Metrics applicable only to discrete manufacturing?
FactoryTalk Metrics has a discrete bias in its terminology (e.g., part count and cycle time), but it can be used for continuous processes and has been used to monitor batch processes. The important element is to be able to determine a production count (which may be a calculation of gallons or square meters or pounds) and to be able to correlate the production count to an ideal cycle time (how many seconds to produce a gallon/square meter/pound).
