A strategic method for process control wherein the method includes, for a predetermined process juncture, the steps of: (A) defining an interconnection cell (3000) having associated therewith (i) at least one set of input data (3002) or at least one set of process control parameters (3004), and (ii) at least one set of output data (3005); (B) assigning at least one boundary value to at least one set of the sets associated with the defined interconnection cell (3000); (C) using the assigned at least one boundary value, forming a plurality of discrete respective set combinations, and (D) for the interconnection cell (3000), processing data from the plurality of respective formed set combinations into respective corresponding data record clusters.