Multilevel Flow Modeling

<p>Multilevel Flow Modeling (MFM) is a framework for modeling industrial processes. 
</p><p>MFM is a kind of <a href="/facts/Function_model/aKJ5qn1I">functional modeling</a> employing the concepts of abstraction, decomposition, and functional representation. The approach regards the purpose, rather than the physical behavior of a system as its defining element. MFM hierarchically decomposes the function of a system along the means-end and whole-part dimensions in relation to intended actions. Functions are syntactically modeled by the relations of fundamental concepts contributing as part of a subsystem. Each subsystem is considered in the context of the overall system in terms of the purpose (end) of its function (means) in the system. Using only a few fundamental concepts as building blocks allows qualitative reasoning about action success or failure. MFM defines a graphical <a href="/facts/Modeling_language/9Nm6YLcR">modeling language</a> for representing the encompassed knowledge.
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Multilevel Flow Modeling