Feraston

FER / COMPANY / MEDIA

SCHEMA v3.2

01 / MEDIA

Media

Descriptions, citation formats and marks for executives referencing Feraston records in internal materials.

Citation Policy

02 / NAMING

Naming

Naming

6 TERMS · FOR INTERNAL MATERIALS

NAME

Feraston

In title case; not abbreviated

RESEARCH

Feraston Research

In full on first reference

ADVISORY

Feraston Advisory

In full on first reference

EVENTS

Feraston Events

In full on first reference

RECORDS

Intelligence Records

Cited by record ID

RECORD ID

FR-YYYY-MM-DD-Vn

Issue date and version

Description

Feraston is a research boutique providing proprietary intelligence on production systems and industrial automation to select senior executives responsible for multi-year production architecture and automation strategy.

03 / CITATION

Citation

Citation formats

3 FORMATS · SPECIMEN RECORD

Full record

Feraston Research. Intelligence Record FR-2026-03-04-V1. Issued 2026-03-04.

Formal documents and procurement files

Single entry

Feraston Research. Intelligence Record FR-2026-03-04-V1, Entry FR-2026-03-04-V1-E1: RIVIAN, R2 VALIDATION LINE WITH AI ROBOTS AND WIRELESS DIAGNOSTICS. Issued 2026-03-04.

Where one entry of a record is relied on

In text

FR-2026-03-04-V1 (Feraston Research)

Within briefings, memos and slides

Cite as issued, with the record ID

04 / PRECISION

Precision

Precision

4 CONVENTIONS

01Carry the record IDName the record by its ID; cite a single entry by its entry ID.
02Cite the version current at the date of citationA superseded or withdrawn record is cited as historical, never as current.
03Date the citationState the record's issue date: it fixes which issuance is relied on.
04Cite in the form issuedNo modification, paraphrase or selective extraction that changes what the record states.

05 / USE

Use

Citation contexts

CITATION POLICY

01Sourcing and Procurement
  • Procurement evaluations and supplier assessments
  • Vendor qualification or disqualification
  • RFP, RFI, and formal sourcing processes
  • Due diligence and vendor risk assessments
  • Supplier negotiations and commercial alignment processes
NO PRIOR APPROVAL
02Evaluation and Architecture
  • Competitive assessments and benchmarking
  • Architecture, system, and technology reviews
NO PRIOR APPROVAL
03Planning and Investment
  • Technology roadmap inclusion or exclusion
  • Program-level investment and capital allocation decisions
  • Budget justification and business case development
NO PRIOR APPROVAL
04Governance and Advocacy
  • Internal platform advocacy or opposition
  • Executive briefings and reporting
  • Internal decision processes
NO PRIOR APPROVAL
05Public Communications
  • Press releases
  • Published materials
  • Public presentations
WRITTEN CONSENT

06 / BOUNDARIES

Boundaries

Boundaries

7 CASES

PERMITTEDCiting a record in procurement, architecture or investment filesA permissible context; no prior approval needed
PERMITTEDQuoting an entry with its record and entry IDAttributed to the record it is drawn from
PERMITTEDReferring to a superseded record as historicalMarked as historical, not current
NOT PERMITTEDPresenting a record as your organization's own findingRecords are cited as third-party references
NOT PERMITTEDParaphrasing or excerpting a record so its meaning changesRecords are cited in the form issued
NOT PERMITTEDCiting in press releases, publications or public presentationsRequires prior written consent
NOT PERMITTEDDistributing records outside the recipient organizationGoverned by the Data License Agreement

07 / MARKS

Marks

Marks

2 MARKS · SVG

Feraston wordmark
MARK
Wordmark
FILE
feraston-logo.svg
USE
ON DARK BACKGROUNDS
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Feraston icon
MARK
Icon
FILE
feraston-icon.svg
USE
SELF-CONTAINED, ANY BACKGROUND
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Use of the marks

4 RULES

FILESUse the files as providedRedraw, crop or alter the letterforms
COLORSet the wordmark on dark backgroundsRecolor the mark or add effects
SPACEKeep clear space around the markCrowd it with other marks or text
CONTEXTCredit records by name and record IDSuggest endorsement or partnership