The Brief – March 2018

Published on: March 23, 2018
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Evolution of Transportation, Concur and Consumerization, Integrated B2B, Blockchain and Freshness/Safety in Product Supply Chain

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

Monday, March 23, 2018 – Published once each month.

The Evolution of Transportation

By Ann Grackin

Friday, March 23, 2018

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Ecommerce, drones, IoT, Blockchain, crowdsourcing, and enterprises’ ever-expanding requirements for logistics services make for an evolving and exciting transportation sector. [ Read: The Evolution of Transportation ]

SAP Concur: Consumerization at Work

By Bill McBeath

Friday, March 23, 2018

SAP Concur’s products in Travel, Expense, and Invoice are good examples of how enterprise software is being ‘consumerized’ to encourage use by employees who have increasingly higher UX expectations. [ Read: SAP Concur: Consumerization at Work ]

Business Transformed: Part Two — Integrating B2B

By Ann Grackin

Friday, March 23, 2018

In today’s complex supply chains, business leadership has to provide the guidance on where the business is going—what partners, what processes, and what results need to be achieved. Thus the business has to understand the technology and the benefits that can be derived from B2B communication and forge an effective partnership with their own internal IT team. [ Read: Business Transformed: Part Two — Integrating B2B ]

Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part Two — Freshness and Safety

By Bill McBeath

Friday, March 23, 2018

While most of the discussion and pilots in blockchain have centered around traceability, the larger potential value lies in improvements to freshness and safety. Here we discuss the data and capabilities required for improving freshness and how produce safety can be ensured. [ Read: Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part Two — Freshness and Safety ]

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