Written by three of the leading experts in the field, this ready reference and handbook is the first to be devoted to illustrating the application of latent structures-based methods to batch processes. Clearly structured into four sections, the first acts an introduction to the literature, while the second goes on to treat the general features of batch process data and analysis with LSB methods. The development of a multivariate statistical process control system based on LSB methods for a batch process is addressed in the third section, and the whole is rounded off with a look at other applications of LSB in batch processes. With its exercises, case studies and free software downloadable from the Internet, this is of great interest to beginners and specialists alike.