The Brief – December 6 2011

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Retailer-Supplier Collaboration, Supply Chain Finance: Trade-Logistics-Visibility, Centralized Procurement, Complance, ERP for SMB

Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 – Published twice monthly.

As trading partners move beyond one-to-one collaboration, the Platform enables catatgory, carriers and customer insights in the trading network. [ Read: Retailer-Supplier Collaboration report ]


Supply Chain Financial Network Platforms: Trade-Logistics-Visibility

Supply Chain Platform Series: Part 2B

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Network platforms that integrate transportation carriers, shippers, consignees, and 3PLs can do more than provide transportation and logistics services. The connectivity and end-to-end visibility they provide offers the potential to reduce risks and transaction costs for banks and other lenders, lowering the cost of capital and increasing velocity across the supply chain. [ Read: Supply Chain Financial Network Platforms: Trade-Logistics-Visibility ]

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technology | supply chain, enterprise, RFID & sensors, and more

Overcoming the Challenges of Moving to Centralized Procurement

How one of the worlds largest mining companies, Anglo-American, transformed from a highly decentralized procurement governance model to a centralized model–and how they overcame the myriad human, political and change management challenges along the way.

[ Read: Overcoming the Challenges of Moving to Centralized Procurement ]

Compliance Rocks?

Compliance reduces friction and cost in the supply chain: Lessons from the Vendor Compliance Federation.

[ Read: Compliance Rocks? ]

ERP for the SMB – The Report

Not a Top Ten ERP report, but real advice on selecting an ERP.

[ Read: Read: ERP for the SMB – The Report ]

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