The Levels of Automation in Automation Systems - Integrated Enterprise PHYSICAL Systems Enterprise Integration and Communications Systems - In TIME Elements Hours to Days - Internet/Intranet, Voice & Data WANs Regional Production, Distribution & Sales (Local T1, Satellite or Interent) Corporate Offices (Local T1, Satellite or Internet) Minutes to Hours - Phones, PC Desktop Stations, PABX, Telephone & Radios, Enterprise Solutions Seconds to Minutes - Phones, Engr. Sys., Lab Info Mgt, PC Desktop Stations, Process Historian, Operations, Radios Milliseconds to Seconds - DCS Operator Stations and Controls Databases, Phones, Radios Control Systems Interfaces and Activities Continuous - Flow, pressure, temp. instr., Control Dev, Analyzers, Controllers, Motion Systems, etc. Overall Work Areas and Approach in Automation Systems Projects