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.

Jan
23
2021
Eric Cosman

Industrial Cybersecurity Expertise Supply Not Meeting Demand

Much has been written on the current imbalance between supply and demand for skilled and experienced industrial cybersecurity expertise .  While many related reports often focus on general-purpose IT cybersecurity, the situation is even more acute for industrial cybersecurity. 
Jan
22
2021

The Electrification of Transportation and Mobility

An increasing number of all types of traditionally fossil-fueled vehicles are making the transition to electrification, and ARC Advisory Group research indicates that the electrification of transportation will continue to accelerate well into this decade.
Jan
21
2021

Dynamic Maintenance Approach Enabled by IoT

During the event, Trenitalia, Italy’s railway operator, communicated the company’s new IoT-enabled approach to dynamic maintenance management that will run on SAP software. At the time, Trenitalia anticipated that the approach would help it save more than €100 million annually in maintenance costs, and still does. 
Jan
20
2021
Janice Abel

How Operational Intelligence Improves Production

Terry Unruh, Production & Maintenance Process Leader at Ascend Performance Materials explained the company’s operations prior to implementing its internal “Mobility” and “Visual Factory” projects.  This uses Wonderware mobility and operational intelligence solutions from Schneider Electric.
Jan
18
2021

How Common Metrics Help Performance

Common metrics have helped Consortium participants better understand what is possible to achieve through the use of automation and other operational technology (OT) and the impact that various actions could have on their respective businesses. 
Jan
18
2021

What Is the Distributed Control Node

The distributed control node (DCN) is the smallest, lowest level, and lowest cost component in the ExxonMobil Open Process Automation (OPA) vision.
Jan
15
2021

Smart Metering Improves Efficiency In Smart Cities

Highly networked, “smart cities” can use a variety of smart metering approaches for their various utilities to improve efficiency and service levels, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.