摘要 |
A method of concurrent visualization of serial and parallel consequences or communication of a flow input to a flow process module (711) includes the steps of: arranging a plurality of process modules in a system and flow relationship to each other (711-720), encapsulating each module within an input/output interface through which module operating requirements and process-specific options are furnished as inputs and parallel and series responses to the inputs are monitored as outputs (721). Each input/output interface defines a process action of the module of interest by visually mapping in rows selected module interface outputs of a subset of modules. The mapping includes a common vertical axis in response to the process-specific input, a horizontal axis comprising a parameter of a serial or parallel consequences of the process-specific input, and time dependent simulated outputs of selected subsets of modules are compared to observe the serial and parallel consequences of the input.
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