ARC Europe Viewpoints
Sep
23
2026
23
2026
Jim Frazer — Technology Trends
The Boundary Between Software and the Physical Supply Chain Is Disappearing
Examining how connected physical assets, real-time data, digital twins, and execution software are reshaping logistics architecture.
Sep
23
2026
23
2026
Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends
LoRa Alliance Reports 150 Million LoRaWAN Devices Deployed Globally
The LoRa Alliance reports that the global installed base of LoRaWAN-connected devices has reached 150 million nodes, reflecting continued adoption across industrial, utility, agriculture, asset-tracking, and safety applications.
Sep
22
2026
22
2026
Jim Frazer — Technology Trends
The Warehouse Is Becoming an Orchestrated, Cyber-Physical System
Modern warehouse operations require system-level orchestration across equipment, software, people, and logistics-network signals.
Sep
22
2026
22
2026
Larry O'Brien — Technology Trends
Palo Alto Networks’ Growth Highlights the Shift Toward Unified Industrial Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Networks’ growth reflects rising demand for unified IT-OT cybersecurity platforms that support industrial resilience.
Sep
22
2026
22
2026
Colin Masson — Industry Best Practice
When Agents Collide: How to Stop Autonomous AI from Fighting Over Your Factory Floor
Industrial organizations need deterministic multi-agent orchestration to prevent conflicting AI agents from creating operational, safety, and financial risks.
Sep
22
2026
22
2026
Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership
Space Cargo Unlimited and SpaceX Advance Commercial In-Space Manufacturing
Space Cargo Unlimited’s Starfall mission with SpaceX supports the scale-up of commercial manufacturing in microgravity.
Sep
22
2026
22
2026
Jim Frazer — Industry Trends
Trump-Xi in Washington: The Supply Chain Stakes Behind the Summit
Global supply chains increasingly require optionality to operate through changing trade, technology, material, and energy constraints.
Sep
21
2026
21
2026
Larry O'Brien — Technology Trends
Fortinet OT Cybersecurity Report Highlights the Growing Value of Maturity and Resilience
Fortinet’s report shows why OT cybersecurity maturity is increasingly essential to resilient, connected manufacturing operations.
Sep
21
2026
21
2026
Jim Frazer — Industry Best Practice
Make the Tradeoffs Explicit: Stakeholders, Constraints, and Competing Objectives
A systems-engineering approach helps logistics organizations turn competing priorities into deliberate enterprise decision rules.
Sep
21
2026
21
2026
Jim Frazer — Acquisition or Partnership
IFS Softeon Brings Industrial AI Deeper Into Warehouse Execution
The IFS-Softeon combination illustrates how Industrial AI could move from supply chain analytics into warehouse execution.