You may be familiar with the market research report of the ARC Advisory Group, which quantifies and predicts multiple markets such as automation systems, software, instrumentation, and automation services. However, ARC's research is not all quantitative market share / market forecast report. ARC recently released a version 3.0 Collaborative Process Automation System (CPAS) study that describes the functions of the process automation system that ARC expects and, more importantly, how CPAS will help actual operators achieve operational excellence (OpX).
Today's process automation systems have become more complex, making it even more difficult to assess the added value of automation to the enterprise. So we have to determine the following questions. Is your current automation system hindering or helping you achieve your business goals? Does it provide adequate security and reliability? Does it include a Level 3 Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) application?
Support a wide range of applications and features with standard information technology
CPAS was born in the era when standard information technology was first applied to process automation systems. As information technology brings more and more benefits to processing plants, major process automation companies are rolling out new products. This marks the arrival of a new generation of automation systems. Each system is unique based on the specific problems encountered by the supplier and the solutions they expect.
The ARC Advisory Group expects systems to support process control, advanced process control, operational management applications, and is complemented by manually authorized applications such as decision support and advanced analysis tools. This vision requires general guidelines and details, which facilitates in-depth internal discussions and discussions with external suppliers on production solutions.
