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ChainLink Research provides objective and insightful supply chain research and advice, focused on cross-functional and inter-enterprise processes.

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Realizing Africa’s Potential – Part One

Realizing Africa’s Potential – Part One

17 May 2023

This is the first of a two-part series on what it might take for Africa to thrive in the 21st century and realize its full potential to be a major participant in the world economy.…

Pallet-level Monitoring – Part One

Pallet-level Monitoring – Part One

17 May 2023

Source: Collage from Dreamstime Here in Part One of this two-part series, we look at why temperature monitoring should be done at a pallet level across the end-to-end cold chain, from the point of harvest…

Environmental Markets – Part One

Environmental Markets – Part One

17 May 2023

Regulations vs. Environmental Markets Whether driven by a doctrine of shareholder supremacy or by accountability to a broader set of stakeholders, supply chain leaders have a duty to make decisions that are in the best…

Scenario Planning for Supply Chain Risk Management – Part Two

Scenario Planning for Supply Chain Risk Management – Part Two

26 Apr 2023

In this two-part series, we examine the risk of a China-Taiwan-US war, using it as an example to explore application of ChainLink’s  Framework for Mitigating Risk in High-Uncertainty Scenarios. In Part One, we looked at…

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Reports from ChainLink’s Own original research

Mar 1, 2023

The Value of Foresight: Generating Value Through Integrated Predictive Maintenance

The Value of Foresight: Generating Value Through Integrated Predictive Maintenance
A holistic, integrated approach to predictive maintenance incorporates data, systems, and human expertise from various functions including engineering, manufacturing, field service, logistics, supply chain, HR, finance, and maintenance.
Oct 1, 2020

Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part One: ADSA Elements and Examples

Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part One: ADSA Elements and Examples
This report lays out a framework for understanding the elements of ADSA (Agile Demand-Supply Alignment) throughout the phases of supply chain planning and execution.
Aug 7, 2019

Supply Chain Networks Revealed: Part One – What They Do

Supply Chain Networks Revealed: Part One – What They Do
Multi-party supply chains require multi-party networked platforms. Here we describe the architectural requirements and how supply chain network platforms actually work.
May 1, 2019

Geospatial Intelligence – Powering the Next Wave of Supply Chain Performance

Geospatial Intelligence – Powering the Next Wave of Supply Chain Performance
Our research on using geospatial data and systems to make supply chains more competitive. How to build and maintain a precise, detailed, up-to-date view of supply chains. Applications of geospatial intelligence in logistics, distribution, asset management, supply chain risk, service management. and sustainability.

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