A Language for Process Specification
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A Language for Process Specification (ALPS) is a model and data exchange language developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
in the early 1990s to capture and communicate process plans developed in the discrete
and process manufacturing
industries.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology , known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards , is a measurement standards laboratory, otherwise known as a National Metrological Institute , which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce...
in the early 1990s to capture and communicate process plans developed in the discrete
Discrete manufacturing
Discrete manufacturing varies from Process Manufacturing. In discrete manufacturing, the manufacturing floor works off orders to build something. Examples include toys, medical equipment, computers and cars. The resulting products are easily identifiable...
and process manufacturing
Process Manufacturing
Process manufacturing is the branch of manufacturing that is associated with formulas and manufacturing recipes, and can be contrasted with discrete manufacturing, which is concerned with bills of material and routing....
industries.