The Brief – September 17 2013

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Risk Issue: Conflict Minerals, Smart Clouds, SC Risk Market, and more

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

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 – Published twice monthly.

Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank requires public companies to disclose their use of ‘conflict minerals.’ Here is a roadmap to successful, economical compliance with environmental/content regulations and other design-for-X requirements. [ Read: Turning Conflict Minerals Law Compliance into a Competitive Advantage ]


Sensor Networks and Clouds — a Perfect Union

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Sensors, RFID, and Geospatial applications make really smart clouds. [ Read: Sensor Networks and Clouds — a Perfect Union ]


Supply Chain Risk Solutions: A Market Overview

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

As critical as supply chain risk management has become, the market for solutions in this area is still emerging and evolving. Solutions are incredibly diverse and wide-ranging. Here we establish a framework for the market and examine the segments, functionality, and players. [ Read: Supply Chain Risk Solutions: A Market Overview ]

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

RFID in Pharmaceuticals — An Idea Who’s Time has Come

Traceability in the Life Sciences Chain.

[ Read: RFID in Pharmaceuticals — An Idea Who’s Time has Come ]

Winning the Freshness Wars

Reducing risk and increasing shopper loyalty and revenues in the food industry go hand in hand.

[ Read: Winning the Freshness Wars ]

supply chain news | markets, supply, demand, risk, industry news

Thinking Anew — Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization

Multi-Echelon Inventory planning is key to manage risk.

[ Read: Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization ]

Co-Managing Supplier Risk

The Challenges of Managing Supplier Risks.

[ Read: Co-Managing Supplier Risk ]

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