Jim Frazer
Vice President, Supply Chain Services – Jim helps lead ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Services practice, advising global manufacturers, logistics service providers, and technology vendors on complex supply chain and transportation challenges. He brings more than 30 years of experience spanning supply chain network design, logistics execution, and transportation systems, with deep expertise in intelligent transportation systems and large-scale, data-driven infrastructure deployments. His work focuses on the intersection of physical operations, digital platforms, and operational risk, helping organizations design resilient, scalable supply chain networks that perform under real-world constraints.

Gaven Simon
Research Analyst, Supply Chain Services and Energy Group – Gaven is a market research analyst on both the Energy and Supply Chain Services team with ARC Advisory Group.

Alex Chatha
Director – Supply Chain & Robotics Research – Alex is responsible for directing ARC’s robotics research and the applications of robotics across supply chain and other industrial markets. Alex brings over 20 years of experience as an analyst for industrial automation technologies, and his writing will focus on autonomous supply chains, warehouse automation and warehouse robotics.

Dora Zhu
Dora is a member of ARC’s China team, focusing on digital transformation for manufacturing companies. She focuses on digital transformation, including Automated Guided Vehicles, Digital Twins, Computer Aided Engineering, and Industrial intelligence. Before joining ARC, she worked at a consulting firm where she authored several digitization-related studies and completed several consulting projects.

Fox Chen
Research Analyst – Fox’s primary focus at ARC is tracking and analyzing technology markets and industries in Southeast Asia and Australia. He also develops and authors global market research studies on selected industrial automation and software technologies.
Bob Gill
General Manager, Southeast Asia – Bob Gill is based in Singapore and is responsible for managing ARC’s business operations and market research activities in Southeast Asia. Bob has over 20 years’ experience in working with manufacturing and infrastructure companies in SE Asia.

Peter Manos
Director of Research – Peter is Director of Research for Electric Power & Smart Grid, on the Energy Sector team at ARC. He analyzes the latest trends across People, Process, and Technology to uncover business and digital transformation best practices for electric, gas, and water utilities.


Larry O’Brien

Rick Rys

Steve Banker
Vice President, Supply Chain Services | ARC Advisory Group – Steve is one of the best known industry analysts covering Supply Chain Management, he’s a Forbes.com contributor and a frequent speaker at industry events.















