Formula values

In the paint recipe, the formula value is defined as being between a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100. The value in question is the speed at which the mixer agitates. The operator has the opportunity to overwrite the default and change the speed of agitation at run time.

Batch Creation Using Formula Values

For example, the plant making paint has recently switched vendors and is receiving the raw materials used to make the base from a new company. After running the first batch with the new company's ingredients, the operator notices that the consistency of the base is not as smooth as it has typically been.

Rather than creating an entirely new recipe, the operator can change the formula value, in this case by increasing the speed at which the mixer agitates. By making this run-time adjustment, the same recipe is used, but the base now complies with its historically smooth consistency.