A method for generating a conversion control plan for a web, the method comprising: applying at least one set of fiducial marks to a web (7, 92, 406); performing a first manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406); generating a first set of digital information for the first manufacturing operation in accordance with a first coordinate system used by the first manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the first set of digital information includes position data for a first set of regions on the web (7, 92, 406); after performing the first manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406), performing a second manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406); generating a second set of digital information for the second manufacturing operation in accordance with a second coordinate system used by the second manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks (7, 92, 406), wherein the second set of digital information includes position data for a second set of regions on the web (7, 92, 406); registering the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data; and processing the digital information from the first manufacturing operation to produce local anomaly data for the first manufacturing operation; processing the digital information from the second manufacturing operation to produce local anomaly data for the second manufacturing operation; and registering the local anomaly data the first manufacturing operation and the second manufacturing operation to produce aggregate anomaly information in accordance with the aggregate data; wherein generating digital information comprises generating anomaly information for the web; and outputting a conversion control plan based on the aggregate anomaly data, wherein the conversion control plan specifies instructions for cutting portions of the web (7, 92, 406) into products. applying at least one set of fiducial marks to a web (7, 92, 406); performing a first manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406); generating a first set of digital information for the first manufacturing operation in accordance with a first coordinate system used by the first manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the first set of digital information includes position data for a first set of regions on the web (7, 92, 406); after performing the first manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406), performing a second manufacturing operation on the web (7, 92, 406); generating a second set of digital information for the second manufacturing operation in accordance with a second coordinate system used by the second manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks (7, 92, 406), wherein the second set of digital information includes position data for a second set of regions on the web (7, 92, 406); registering the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data; and processing the digital information from the first manufacturing operation to produce local anomaly data for the first manufacturing operation; processing the digital information from the second manufacturing operation to produce local anomaly data for the second manufacturing operation; and registering the local anomaly data the first manufacturing operation and the second manufacturing operation to produce aggregate anomaly information in accordance with the aggregate data; wherein generating digital information comprises generating anomaly information for the web; and outputting a conversion control plan based on the aggregate anomaly data, wherein the conversion control plan specifies instructions for cutting portions of the web (7, 92, 406) into products.