Methods and systems for pervasive diagnostics

A method of generating plans for execution in a production system with a plant to achieve one or more production goals, the method comprising:

• determining a current plant condition based at least partially on a previously executed plan, at least one corresponding observation from the plant, and a plant model;
• determining expected information gain data representing diagnostic value for a plurality of possible plans or partial plans based on the current plant condition and the model;
• and
• using a processor, constructing or selecting a production plan that will concurrently achieve a given production goal and a diagnostic objective relating to identifying resources causing intermittent or persistent faults based at least partially on the current plant condition and the expected information gain data.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing the steps of:

• determining a current plant condition in a production system plant based at least partially on a previously executed plan, at least one corresponding observation from the plant, and a plant model;
• determining expected information gain data representing diagnostic value for a plurality of possible plans or partial plans based on the current plant condition and the model;
• and
• constructing or selecting a production plan that will concurrently achieve a given production goal and a diagnostic objective relating to identifying resources causing intermittent or persistent faults based at least partially on the current plant condition and the expected information gain data.