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Manual Process Control tasks in industry are legion. The operator must control such a complex process in real time with strict limitations on any deviations from optimum performance if the process is to be economically viable. Chemical processes (Kragt & Landeweerd, 1974), steel making processes (Bainbridge et al, 1968)*, paper mills (Attwood, 1970)*, and glass manufacturers (Drury & Hill, 1973) have been studied with a view to improving operator performance.
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Drury, C.G. (1976). Human Performance in Manual Process Control. In: Sheridan, T.B., Johannsen, G. (eds) Monitoring Behavior and Supervisory Control. NATO Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2523-9_30
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