Predicted fault analysis

An apparatus for correlating candidate factors contributing to a predicted fault in a process control system, comprising:

• a computing device in communicative connection a batch data receiver, the batch data receiver communicatively coupled to the process control system and configured to receive a value associated with a particular factor corresponding to a process controlled by the process control system, the computing device including a processor and a memory, and the memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the processor to:
• predict a fault occurring in the process control system when at least one of:
• a predicted quality of the process passes a first threshold, the predicted quality of the process determined based on the value associated with the particular factor, or
• a variation of the value of the particular factor passes a second threshold;
• determine a set of candidate factors, the set of candidate factors including the particular factor;
• and
• cause a representation of a correlation between the predicted fault and at least one candidate factor of the set of candidate factors to be displayed on a user interface.

A system for correlating factors contributing to a predicted fault in a process control system, comprising:

• a batch data receiver configured to receive process control information corresponding to a process that is controlled in the process control system, the process control information including a value associated with a particular factor;
• and
• a processor in communicative connection with the batch data receiver and configured to execute computer-executable instructions to cause a presentation of a display, on a user interface, of a correlation between a predicted fault corresponding to the process and the particular factor, the predicted fault determined based on at least a portion of the process control information, and the display including:
• a first section corresponding to the predicted fault, and
• a second section corresponding to the particular factor,
• wherein a particular instance in time as indicated in the first section is in alignment on the display with the particular instance in time as indicated in the second section.