The Brief – February 2018

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B2B Integration, Blockchain for Produce Supply Chain, Transportation Capacity Crunch, Returns in Retail

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

Thursday, February 8, 2018 – Published once each month.

Modernizing the firm’s business-to-business communications is essential for participation in today’s customer-driven and global markets. [ Read: Business Transformed: Part One — World in Transition ]


Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part One — Traceability and Blockchain

Thursday, February 8, 2018

We discuss blockchain and three other approaches to achieving traceability, as the foundation for providing provenance assurance and improved recall capabilities. This includes a discussion of the impact of FSMA, industry standards, and networked SaaS systems. [ Read: Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part One — Traceability and Blockchain ]


Transportation Capacity Crunch

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Ecommerce and an improved consumer outlook are increasing the trucking capacity crunch. [ Read: Transportation Capacity Crunch ]


Returns — the Retail Day of Reckoning

Thursday, February 8, 2018

As the cost of returns increases, retailers need a strategy that includes better demand planning, fulfillment and logistics. [ Read: Returns — the Retail Day of Reckoning ]

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