Catron, B.
and Ray, S.
(1991),
ALPS: A Language for Process Specification, The Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821062 (Accessed May 1, 2026)
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ALPS: A Language for Process Specification
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Brian Catron,
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This paper describes research identifying information models to facilitate process specification and to transfer this information to process control. A conceptual schema is introduced as a means to bridge the gap between process planning requirements and production control requirements. The result is a process specification language based on directed graph notation which allows full specification of parallel activities, event synchronization, alternative processes, resource management, and task decomposition.Citation
The Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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A Language for Process Specification (ALPS), information models, manufacturing, process specification
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Created August 31, 1991, Updated October 12, 2021