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Journal of Process Control 13 (2003) 155–16 /locate/jprocont A practical approach for large-scale controller performance assessment, diagnosis, and improvement Michael A. Paulonis, John W. Cox* Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN 37662, USA Received 1 8January 2002; received in revised form 14 March 2002; accepted 1 8March 2002 Abstract Eastman Chemical Company has developed a large-scale controller performance assessment system spanning over 14,000 PID controllers in 40 plants at 9 sites worldwide. Controllers can be sorted in order of performance to quickly identify which need attention. Performance history is available to track improvement or degradation in performance for a single controller or an entire plant. Diagnostic aids are available for both novices and experts to substantially reduce troubleshooting time. E-mail reports are automatically generated and sent to subscribers to keep them informed of relevant changes with minimal investment of their time. The user interface is web-based to allow universal access to any employee. Use of the system has dramatically increased controller optimization productivity. # 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: PID controller; Performance assessment; Troubleshooting; Diagnosis 1. Introduction were eager to gain the benefits of control improvements that could be delivered with little or no cash out the The late 1990s were a time of change at Eastman door. The renewed focus on exi