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.

Aug
29
2024
David Humphrey

EC4P at AUDI AG: Creating IT-Based Factory Automation

“Software, not hardware” – this simple tenet is the basis of what AUDI AG calls “IT-based factory automation,” a concept that is turning IT/OT converge theory into practice as it is creating IT-Based Factory Automation
Aug
07
2024
Chris Cunnane

A Guide to Over-the-Road Freight Spend Management

When looking at over-the-road transportation, there are first mile, middle mile, and last mile deliveries. First mile is a trip to a local or regional transportation or distribution hub.
Aug
02
2024
Valentijn de Leeuw

Industrie 4.0 Breakthrough: Flexible Manufacturing Becomes Reality

This report looks back on the implementation strategy of Industrie 4.0 at the time it was defined and reviews what progress has been made over the years, both in the discrete and process industries, and Flexible Manufacturing Becomes Reality.
Aug
01
2024
Naresh Kumar Surepelly and Stefan Miksch

ARC Advisory Group Industry Market Update July 2024​

To provide our Advisory Service clients with holistic coverage of the various industrial and automation markets we cover, ARC Advisory Group publishes an Industry Market Update that includes indices of revenues from automation, and machinery companies as well as indices of revenues and CapEx from end user industries on a quarterly basis. 
Jul
18
2024
Patrick Arnold

The Margo Initiative: A Vision for Edge Interoperability

Margo is a new open standard initiative for interoperability at the edge of industrial automation ecosystems. Launched by the Linux Foundation in April 2024, its name comes from the Latin word for "edge,"
Jul
03
2024
Sid Snitkin

2024 ARC Forum - Industrial Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow

Several hundred people attended the Industrial Cybersecurity – Today and Tomorrow workshop at the 2024 ARC Forum in Orlando, Florida. This informative session provided attendees with an update on the many developments impacting critical infrastructure security.
Jun
28
2024
Craig Resnick

Hybrid Industrial Data Infrastructure: Key to Achieving Digital Transformation

Industrial companies continue to face significant headwinds as they roll out digital transformation across their operations. ARC advises its clients to ensure that data collection is reliable, secure and immediate; data platforms are vendor-neutral and feature a hybrid industrial data infrastructure integrated from edge to plant to cloud