1. A method of programming and operating a facility, comprising: (a) using a computer system that stores an operational programming application, wherein the operational programming application comprises an operational program for determining the operation of at least one facility; (b) acquiring data from operational events of the at least one facility and entering the data into the operational program, wherein feasibility of the operational program is maintained, wherein the operational events of the at least one facility entered into the operational program are one of two types of events: defined operational events and undefined operational events, wherein a ratio of a number of the defined operational events to a number of the undefined operational events entered into the operational program changes with passage of time, wherein a ratio of a number of the defined operational events to a number of the undefined operational events entered into the operational program increases with passage of time; (c) setting a scope of the data to be analyzed, wherein the scope of the analysis is defined based on at least one operational event of interest; (d) assembling the data within the scope of the analysis in a structured and automated manner; (e) processing the assembled data using at least one of a mathematical model defined from the assembled data and a strategy-based procedure and obtaining results for the defined scope of the analysis; (f) disassembling the obtained results in a structured and automated manner according to the obtained results; (g) adjusting the operational program by incorporating the obtained result into the program; and (h) programming and operating the at least one facility according to the adjusted operational program.