ARC Advisory Group Announces 2nd Quarter 2006 WebForum Series Schedule.DEDHAM, Mass. -- ARC Advisory Group's WebForum Series provides analyst insight into recent research findings in the manufacturing and supply chain industries. ARC Advisory Group is pleased to announce the second quarter schedule of the ARC WebForum Series. The ARC WebForum Series is a webcast schedule of educational, on-line sessions which highlight recent ARC research findings in the manufacturing and supply chain industries. Each WebForum will be presented by an ARC senior analyst and will be followed by an interactive question and answer session. 2006 Second Quarter WebForum Series Schedule The second quarter 2006 Webcast schedule will be as follows: Distributed Control Systems A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component (DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. ) Market Trends for China April 12, 2006 - 11 AM ET The size and growth potential of the DCS market in China makes it a great target market for process automation suppliers. The cycle of demand, investment, and wealth creation has made China an attractive market for both global and home-grown process automation suppliers. Everyone sees an opportunity and the market is intensely competitive. Gaining a good understanding of its uniqueness and developing strategies accordingly are crucial to being successful. This WebForum will discuss market issues including the short and long-term potential for DCS business in China, factors spurring or inhibiting growth, strategic positioning of global and domestic DCS suppliers, and industries offering the greatest growth. It will be presented by ARC Research Director Larry O'Brien
Lawrence "Larry" Francis O'Brien, Jr. (July 7 1917 – September 28, 1990) was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strategists when, for more than two . Digital Manufacturing April 19, 2006 - 11 AM ET Digital Manufacturing has arrived as a technology and discipline that provides a comprehensive approach for the development, implementation, and validation of all elements of the manufacturing process. This WebForum will discuss how Digital Manufacturing enables manufacturers to not only design and validate their production processes, but to optimize and synchronize See synchronization. manufacturing across the entire value chain. It will be presented by Greg Gorbach, ARC Vice President of Collaborative Manufacturing. Benchmarking Consortium for the Life Sciences May 3, 2006 - 11 AM ET Working with a group of over 25 leading manufacturing companies, ARC has launched a Benchmarking Consortium. The main goal of the Consortium is to establish common metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. for benchmarking the performance and practices for automation and control of plant assets, including personnel requirements, alarm management, automation project costs, automation reliability and maintenance, and automation effectiveness. Through the diligent dil·i·gent adj. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d efforts of the manufacturers who formed the primary working group, 18 metrics have been released for use. Several newly formed vertical teams that include Life Sciences, Oil & Gas-Refining, and Chemical-Batch is now working to identify and define new metrics that better suit their needs. Focused for manufacturers, this WebForum will discuss the Benchmarking Consortium for the Life Sciences vertical team. It will be presented by ARC Principal Analyst John Blanchard For the American politician from Pennsylvania, see John Blanchard (Pennsylvania). John Blanchard (b 1932) is a Christian preacher and author. He completed his education with Pacific International University (a non accredited institution) in 2001. and ARC Strategic Services Director Rick Devolve devolve v. when property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner. The most common example is passing of title to the natural heir of a person upon his death. . Improving Plant Performance through Design, Operate, Maintain Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. May 18, 2006 - 11 AM ET This WebForum will discuss Plant Performance Improvement. A new model incorporating Design, Operate, and Maintain (DOM) as the three factors of Plant Performance will be described and the critical interdependencies between these factors will be examined. DOM Interoperability is identified as a vital component of Plant Performance Improvement. This WebForum will outline the steps you can take to implement DOM Interoperability. It will be presented by Sid Snitkin, ARC Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . Robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions : A Key Automation Technology June 7, 2006 - 11 AM EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy Manufacturers in all industries are recognizing that significant increases in productivity can be realized by implementing the appropriate mix of established and emerging automation technologies. The constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. of the high cost of capital equipment and the need to adapt quickly and nimbly nim·ble adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous. 2. to new product introduction and market changes are leading manufacturers to seek automation equipment that is multi-functional, flexible, and agile. One of the key automation technologies characterizing this blend of conventional expertise with enabling technology is robotics. The advances in the methods in which humans interact and work with robots and the ability of robots to work together will drive the market into new industries. This WebForum will educate you on the robotics space and provide information to help you make an informed decision. It will be presented by ARC Analyst Stefan Surpitski. Emerging Wireless Technologies in Manufacturing June 12, 2006 - 11 AM EST A new generation of wireless field devices and sensors is beginning to appear on the market. The development of such battery-powered wireless products has been very challenging and long in coming. How can manufacturers deploy them successfully for the long term when their underlying technology is changing so rapidly? What should serve as a long-term roadmap and what will be the impact of other technologies or industries? This WebForum will explore these questions and give you a solid perspective of where wireless is headed in manufacturing. This WebForum will be presented by Senior Analyst Harry Forbes. For further information or to register for any of these webcasts, please go to: http://www.arcweb.com/events/webforums/webforum.htm Note to Editors: This document can be used with attribution at·tri·bu·tion n. 1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art. 2. to ARC Advisory Group. Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has grown to become the Thought Leader in Manufacturing and Supply Chain solutions. No matter how complex your business issues, our analysts have the expert industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help you find the best answer. We focus on simple yet critical goals: improving your return on assets Return on assets (ROA) Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets). , operational performance, total cost of ownership, project time-to-benefit, and shareholder value. 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