scope:

This recommended practice describes commonly used practices for the opportunity identiÞcation, justiÞcation, project management, implementation and maintenance of advanced control system applications in reÞnery services. This practice is not intended to specify the use or selection of any particular technique over another, nor is intended to describe speciÞc applications. It may be used as the basis for deÞning the work processes and common functions required to deÞne, implement and maintain advanced control system applications.

The practices described in this document are applicable to all advanced control system applications. Users who are experienced in advanced control may have developed their own equivalent practices. This document is not intended to supersede user practices that have been found to be acceptable or to require that the practices described in this document be followed if they are not appropriate to the circumstance.

Selection of a speciÞc hardware platform, software platform or application software is not within the scope of this recommended practice.