ARC Services for Manufacturers, Utilities and IT Solution Providers

ARC Advisory Group is the leading research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure. ARC's value-added advisory, benchmarking and consulting services provide the answers for your specific business and industry needs. For the complex business issues facing organizations today, our analysts and consultants have the industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help our clients find the best answers.


Advisory Services
	Operations Management Advisory Service
	Smart Grid Management Advisory Service
	Asset Lifecycle Management Advisory Service
	Enterprise Advisory Service
	Corporate Advisory Service
Benchmarking Services
	Benchmarking and Best Practices
Consulting Services
	Technology and Architecture Planning
	Project Planning and Procurement Support
	Workshops and Training
	Best Practice Research


	Investment Information Service
	M&A Due Diligence


Advisory Services
	Operations Management Advisory Service
	Asset Lifecycle Management Advisory Service
	Enterprise Advisory Service
	Corporate Advisory Service
Marketing Services
	Marketing Communications
	Event Speakers
	Event Sponsorships
	Market Visibility Program
Strategic Planning Services
	Market Research and Benchmark Analysis
	New Product Introduction
	Strategic Partner Search
	M&A Due Diligence
	Strategy Workshops
	Market Outlook Studies

Recent News & Reports

New Dresser Control Valve Software Assesses Health of Smart and Analog Control Valves

August 27, 2010 By David Clayton, Wil Chin

Yokogawa M&I Releases of Upgraded Version of its Optical Spectrum Analyzer

August 27, 2010 By Shingo Tokiwa

Emerson Roxar RMS 2010.1 Reservoir Modeling Solution Adds Seismic Visualization for Improved Decision-Making and Quality Control

August 27, 2010 By Larry O'Brien

Yokogawa Expands its Controller Series with new Program Controllers and Digital Indicator with Alarms

August 27, 2010 By Shingo Tokiwa

Yokogawa Releases Real-time Production Organizer R1.02

August 27, 2010 By Shingo Tokiwa

Application Whitelisting Enhances Industrial Control Systems Security

August 27, 2010 By Bob Mick

Beijer: Operator Panels

August 26, 2010 By Florian Gueldner

Eaton: Operator Panels

August 26, 2010 By Florian Gueldner

SMA Becomes the First Manufacturer Worldwide to Receive UL Certification for Its Transformerless Inverters

August 26, 2010 By Steve Clouther

The Growing Importance of Supplier-Provided Training

August 26, 2010 By Larry O'Brien

ARC's Eighth India Forum: Enabling Technologies for Chemical and Oil & Gas Industries

August 26, 2010 By Rajabahadur Arcot, Sarang Wadyalkar

Labor Management for the Small Warehouse: A Case Study

August 26, 2010 By Steve Banker

exida Certifies Emerson Deltav SIS for Safety per IEC 61508

August 24, 2010 By Larry O'Brien

Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Pharma Suite 2.1 Enables Users to Address Exceptions and Process Deviations in Real-Time

August 24, 2010 By Craig Resnick

Phoenix Contact’s WirelessHART Gateway with Integrated WLAN Backhaul Increases Flexibility of Existing HART Networks

August 24, 2010 By Harry Forbes

Mitsubishi Release New Power Measurement Unit for its Sequence Controller

August 24, 2010 By Shingo Tokiwa

IFS North America Releases an Extension to IFS Applications 7.5 that Provides Business Intelligence Dashboards

August 23, 2010 By Ralph Rio

IBM Announces Tivoli Storage Productivity Center v4.2

August 23, 2010 By Ralph Rio

Rockwell Automation’s Controller-Based Batch and Sequencing Capability Helps Reduce Engineering Time for SIs and Process Machine Builders

August 19, 2010 By Craig Resnick

ARC's Eighth India Forum: Enabling Technologies for Pharmaceutical, Food, and Beverage Industries

August 19, 2010 By Rajabahadur Arcot, Piyush Dewangan

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Client Success Stories

Acquisition Integration and ROA

ARC consulted with the client’s cross functional team of plant executives, engineering managers, and project team leaders representing several plants.

Assessing a Technology and Its Market: Viable New Business Opportunity?

A manufacturer invented a unique technology for measurement and wanted to determine its potential for a new business. The company worked with ARC to determine potential market opportunity.

Brewer’s Manufacturing Systems Adapt to a Changing Market

The brewer was unprepared for changing market demands that drove proliferation of recipes and SKUs. With ARC’s workshops, they now have a process automation system roadmap that accommodates the change while also optimizing operations.

Business Strategy and Growth

ARC conducted a Strategy Workshop for the client providing an external viewpoint on market conditions, user needs, other players, and partners.

Maintenance Skills and Metrics for a Better Return on Investment

A food processing company hired ARC to improve their Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR) which was too long and expensive.

Market Research Methodology Pinpoints Path to New Market Opportunity and Success

A global supplier of process technology and equipment hired ARC to help them identify market growth opportunties.

Pharmaceutical Industry Factory of the Future

The new pharmaceutical enterprise business model requires dramatic changes in drug discovery, clinical research, and clinical and commercial manufacturing.

Pharmaceutical Multi-Plant Quality Control & Management

The ARC survey, assessment and report provided a roadmap for systems that support the next level of business performance so they can continue to be competitive.

Reduce Overall Transportation Costs

A major food and beverage company uses third party logistics providers to lower their transportation costs.

System Architecture and Strategy

ARC advises a speciality chemicals company with their manufacturing systems architecture and future roadmap.

System Architecture and Supplier Selection

Client needed expertise to bring clarity and objectivity to the decision-making process.

System Audit and Project Implementation Improvements

ARC was engaged to perform a project implementation audit by a leading beverage company.

System Upgrade: Faster Project Time to Benefit

A major petrochemical producer had an aging Distributed Control System (DCS). ARC provided a seminar on the DCS marketplace, technology assessment, and supplier profiles.