Asset optimization reporting in a process plant

A system for reporting status information for a process plant having a plurality of entities, the system comprising:

• a computer readable memory;
• a display;
• a routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on a processor to categorize one or more of a plurality of types of status information based on an assessment of at least one of a temporal consequence, a criticality consequence, a prioritization consequence, or an availability consequence as a result of the status information such that each type of status information is associated with at least one of a first entity status category, a second entity status category, and a third entity status category, the status information pertaining to the entity and reflecting a condition of the entity and the relative consequences including at least one of a temporal consequence, a criticality consequence, a prioritization consequence, or an availability consequence,
• wherein the types of status information associated with the first entity status category have a relatively greater consequence than the types of status information associated with the second entity status category, and the types of status information associated with the second entity status category have a relatively greater consequence than the types of status information associated with the third entity status category, and
• wherein each entity status category has a spectrum of status quality values between a good status quality and a relatively worse status quality;
• a routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on a processor to generate a report on a processor that includes relative status quality values, wherein the report is indicative of the status of the entity and the values of relative status quality are determined for the entity status categories from the status information;
• and
• a routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on a processor to display the report to a user indicative of the status of the entity,
• wherein the display of the report includes a graphical representation indicative of the status of the entity,
• wherein the graphical representation comprises a leg for each entity status category,
• wherein each leg has a normalized spectrum of values, and
• wherein the relative status quality value is identified at a point on the respective leg.

A method of reporting status information regarding an entity within a process plant, the comprising:

• categorizing one or more of a plurality of types of status information based on an assessment of at least one of a temporal consequence, a criticality consequence, a prioritization consequence, or an availability consequence as a result of the status information such that each type of status information is associated with at least one of a first entity status category, a second entity status category, and a third entity status category, the status information pertaining to the entity and reflecting a condition of the entity and the relative consequences including at least one of a temporal consequence, a criticality consequence, a prioritization consequence, or an availability consequence;
• wherein the types of status information associated with the first entity status category have a relatively greater consequence than the types of status information associated with the second entity status category, and the types of status information associated with the second entity status category have a relatively greater consequence than the types of status information associated with the third entity status category, and
• wherein each entity status category has a spectrum of status quality values between a good status quality and a relatively worse status quality;
• receiving status information for at least a portion of the status types, the status information pertaining to the entity and each type of status information reflecting a condition;
• determining a value of relative status quality for the entity status categories from the status information;
• generating a report on a processor that includes the relative status quality values for the entity status categories, wherein the report is indicative of the status of the entity;
• and
• displaying the report to a user,
• wherein the display of the report includes a graphical representation indicative of a the status of the entity,
• wherein the graphical representation comprises a leg for each entity status category,
• wherein each leg has a normalized spectrum of values,
• wherein the relative status quality value is identified at a point on the respective leg.

A method of reporting status information regarding an entity within a process plant, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of types of status information, the status information pertaining to the entity and reflecting a condition of the entity;
• categorizing one or more of the plurality of types of status information based on a logical sequential order such that the types of status information associated with a first entity status category are relatively greater in a logical sequence compared to the types of status information associated with a second entity status category, and the types of status information associated with the second entity status category are relatively greater in a logical sequence compared to the types of status information associated with a third entity status category, and
• wherein each entity status category has a spectrum of status quality values between a good status quality and a relatively worse status quality;
• generating a report on a processor that includes relative status quality values, wherein the report is indicative of the status of the entity and the values of relative status quality are determined for the entity status categories from the status information;
• and
• displaying the report to a user indicative of the status of the entity,
• wherein the display of the report includes a graphical representation indicative of the status of the entity,
• wherein the graphical representation comprises a leg for each entity status category,
• wherein each leg has a normalized spectrum of values, and
• wherein the relative status quality value is identified at a point on the respective leg.