(1) Processing a group of files or databases from start to completion rather than having the user open, edit and save each of them one at a time. For example, a graphics conversion utility can change ...

A data collection system that simulates a transaction processing environment. Instead of updating master files (customers, inventory, etc.) when orders or shipments are initiated, the transactions are ...

Batch process manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to improve processes and production techniques and to be more efficient to remain competitive. Although manufacturers see new ...

The ISA-88 series of standards, also known as batch process control standards, bring clarity, structure and consistency to batch processing in pharmaceuticals, food and beverage industries, chemicals ...

Many technologies used in biology — including high-throughput ones such as microarrays, bead chips, mass spectrometers and second-generation sequencing — depend on a complicated set of reagents and ...

In batch processing, if costs are not isolated, high-volume customers and products tend to subsidize lower-volume ones. This article reviews different types of batch activities and how they would be ...