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.

Nov
20
2020
Peter Reynolds

Why Do An Omni-channel Transformation

Manufacturers in the paper and print industry face the challenge to differentiate products and the customer experience.  It’s time to look at an omni-channel transformation
Nov
20
2020
Craig Resnick

What Are the Technology Trends to Watch?

Commercial technologies continue to infiltrate the industrial automation space, especially wireless and mobility solutions, but what are the technology trends to watch?
Nov
20
2020
David Humphrey and Florian Güldner

SAP and Siemens to Cooperate in Industry Software

SAP and Siemens have agreed to cooperate by cross-selling parts of each company’s respective industry software portfolio. The goal is to deliver integrated end-to-end software solutions across product lifecycle, supply chain, and asset management.
Nov
19
2020
Janice Abel

MES/MOM Digital Transformation Adoption Survey 2020

​​​​​​​Modern manufacturing execution systems/ manufacturing operations systems (MES/MOM) are changing because of the digital transformation adoption and the integration of new technologies and applications. 
Nov
19
2020
David Humphrey and Constanze Schmitz

How SPS IPC Drives Demonstrate the OT/IT Linkage

The 28th annual SPS IPC Drives show in Nuremberg, Germany closed its gates at the end of November with the expected high numbers of visitors and exhibitors. 
Nov
19
2020

How to Leverage Big Data to Gain New Insights

When first introduced back in the 1970s, truck fleet operators used basic GPS-based telematics solutions to remotely monitor the location and speed of their truck tractors and trailers in real time. Now, they can leverage big data to gain new insights.
Nov
17
2020
Larry O'Brien

Automation Service Capabilities Expanding Focus

Partly in response to overall automation market conditions, but largely in response to evolving user challenges and requirements, major suppliers have their automation service capabilities expanding from project and engineering services through services for operations and maintenance. 
Nov
16
2020
G. Ganapathiraman

A Sustainable Future as Seen by NTPC’s GETS

NTPC’s third edition of Global Energy Technology Summit (GETS), titled “Redefining Power Generation Landscape - The 5R Way,” was dedicated to the exploration of a sustainable future
Nov
16
2020

Open Process Automation – What’s What?

There is a surprising amount of confusion in the automation industry at present concerning open process automation. Though the subject has been a hot topic of conversation, and almost everyone can name some of the firms engaged in the efforts
Nov
15
2020
Sal Spada

Increasing Virtual Reality Based Trainer Effectiveness

Simulation and/or virtual reality have proven to be highly effective approaches for training our workforce to operate complex, high-value systems, but what about Increasing Virtual Reality Based Trainer Effectiveness
Nov
14
2020

Production Assets Provide Business Value

Manufacturers and other industrial enterprises strive to gain maximum business value from all their production assets .  Here, automation assets and other operational technologies (OT) can play a major role.