computer programs and associated instruction manuals sold as a unit for use in the fields of manufacturing, material identification, material management, process control and automation, namely, for use in operator identification; automatic material identification; lot identification; material specifications; lot specifications; recipe specifications; recipe management; material and resource management, movement and tracking of material, resources and products; controlling and operating material tracking systems; reticule management; inventory management and control; stocker management and control; material, resource, product and data processing; manufacturing and automation real time processes; product production; product fabrication; controlling and operating manufacturing execution systems; intrabay control; interbay control; bay control; work in process management; assembly of material, resources and products; lot manipulation; lot modification; gathering and storage of data; gathering, applying and analyzing statistics; material, resource, product, production and data reporting; information and database updating; material, resource, product and production monitoring; material, resource, product and production verification; material, resource, product and production validation; material, resource, product and production testing; material, resource, product and production quality control; productivity analysis; alarm notification, alarm management and alarm control; error identification, reduction and correction; process and product emulation; material, resource and product transport; material, resource, product and data storage; material, resource and product warehousing; material, resource, product and data retrieval; material, resource and product distribution; material, resource and product delivery; carrier management and control; project management and control; database management and control; file management and control; controlling and operating communication systems; messaging; communication driver applications, communication driver control and communication driver interfacing; controlling and performing application driver applications, application driver control and application driver interfacing; manufacturing equipment applications, manufacturing equipment control and manufacturing equipment interfacing; controlling and operating machine applications; machine application control and machine application interfacing; controlling and operating robotics applications; support interface; and systems integration