Dedham, Massachusetts; January 10, 2013: ARC Advisory Group, the leading global research and advisory firm for manufacturing, industry, and infrastructure, announces that its annual 17th ARC World Industry Forum is just one month away. Doug McCuistion, Director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA, will provide the keynote presentation on the challenges faced and overcome in getting to Mars.

This year’s forum, February 11-14 in Orlando, Florida, continues ARC’s successful theme of “Achieving Breakthrough Performance with New Processes and Techniques.” The forum will feature dozens of presentations and success stories delivered from the front lines of industry. Forum attendees will learn about field-proven processes and techniques that are improving quality, performance, and agility at leading manufacturers and other industrial organizations around the world. There will also be ample opportunities for attendees to network and socialize with their peers over the course of the four-day event. For more information or to register, please visit the ARC Website.

“The ARC World Industry Forum in Orlando traditionally attracts top management from both end users and suppliers across industry and infrastructure and has emerged as the premier learning and networking event for executives in multiple sectors,” according to ARC President Andy Chatha.

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ARC Advisory Group is the leading market research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure. Business and IT executives around the world depend on ARC for coverage of technology from automation and business systems to product and asset lifecycle management, supply chain management, logistics, operations management, controls and control elements. ARC is the “go-to” market research and technology analysis firm for their companies. ARC analysts have the industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help clients find the best answers. ARC Advisory Group, 781-471-1000, www.arcweb.com.