A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. ARC has conducted numerous best practice surveys over the past thirty years and has developed best practices for a large number of topics of interest to industry executives.

Dec
16
2021

US Offshore Wind Is Part of Our Sustainable Future

The highlight of the October 2021 American Clean Power (ACP) sponsored offshore wind conference in Boston, Massachusetts, was the US offshore wind industry starting construction starting with the 800MW Vineyard wind project.
Dec
10
2021
Florian Güldner

Implementing AI: Bridging the Gap

Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a key challenge for organizations looking to create a competitive advantage through their data. According to ARC research, around 50 percent of respondents consider themselves to be in the “piloting” phase of implementing AI
Dec
10
2021
Florian Güldner and Naresh Kumar Surepelly

End-to-End Energy Efficiency Solutions for Industrial Drive Systems

This report briefly discusses the status of Energy Efficiency Solutions and how to achieve greater energy efficiency. Siemens’ partnership with Grundfos will also be presented, using a case study to illustrate its purpose and goals.
Dec
02
2021

What Commercial Airlines Need from MRO Software

Airlines are all making the digital transformation across their enterprises and see the need for their core MRO software solutions to be integrated and collaborative throughout all enterprise organizations.
Dec
02
2021

Global Trade Compliance Mandatory for Hassle-free Shipments

Global Trade Compliance (GTC) is of vital importance in the pandemic-born new normal. Today’s business landscape is complex and capricious; global trade laws are changing on a continuous basis and companies have to swiftly comply to these new regulations.
Dec
02
2021

Advanced APM Strategies

As digital transformation continues to expand across asset-intensive industries, asset performance management (APM) capabilities are increasingly at the center of C-level discussions with maintenance, operations, and IT teams.
Dec
01
2021

Digital Twin Types and Deployment

A digital twin is a dynamic virtual representation of a physical entity using real-world data synchronized from multiple sources. The nature of a digital twin tends to change as the target asset scales up from small (equipment) to large (a plant or city). This ARC View covers Digital Twin Types and Deployment
Nov
22
2021
Bob Gill

Effective OT Cybersecurity Management Outlined by Yokogawa at ARC Asia Forum

Because you only see a part of the problem but not the whole thing, cybersecurity threats are akin to an iceberg, said Charles Lim, Industrial Cybersecurity Evangelist, Yokogawa Engineering Asia, at the start of his presentation, OT Cybersecurity Management, at the ARC Asia Forum 2021.
Nov
19
2021

Industry Experts Discuss the Sustainability Future for Energy and Chemicals

Sustainability has three main pillars: economic, environmental, and social. These three pillars are informally referred to as people, planet, and profits, said ARC’s Peter Reynolds, Principal Analyst and moderator, at the virtual ARC Industry Forum 2021 session on the sustainability future for energy and chemicals.  
Nov
19
2021

Transportation Strategies to Optimize Freight Spend

Transportation Strategies for managing freight spend are crucial in today’s volatile and COVID-constrained market. Freight spend covers the gamut from route optimization, rate negotiation, warehouse distribution, carrier, and vendor management, to tariffs and regulatory compliance.