Countries with over half the world’s population go to the polls this year. While none of these elections represent absolute good vs. evil, the outcomes will still make a big difference. In this global tug-of-war of ideas and institutions between democracy and autocracy, much is at stake for all of humanity, including peoples’ rights and liberties, the rules-based global order, world peace, and global prosperity.
ChainLink World View
Frameworks, approaches and perspectives by which ChainLink views and makes sense of the world, in particular supply chains
2024: The World at Crossroads—Part One
Vital decisions in 2024 will affect all of humanity in areas such as democracy vs. autocracy, the future of AI, and dealing with disinformation. In this first article in the series, we focus on AI, which is poised to provide enormous benefits for mankind. At the same time, it presents considerable known issues right now; and speculative very-high-consequence risks in the future. Here we discuss why 2024 will be a pivotal year, setting the direction for how mankind addresses those near-term issues and longer-term risks, with implications for decades to come.
Last Mile Delivery Excellence – Part Two: Simplicity, Efficiency, Profitability
Perfecting the customer’s last mile delivery experience can be achieved by reducing logistics complexity and increasing efficiency, while controlling costs.
Integrating a Divided World Through Procurement
This landmark report describes how procurement can be a catalyst for change, creating true inclusion by strengthening relationships with small and minority suppliers.
The Ethical Supply Chain Practitioner – Part Two: Labor and Ethical Business Practices
A look at how to ensure that suppliers are treating their workers fairly, paying living wages, not using forced labor, providing a safe working environment, allowing collective bargaining, have non-discriminatory hiring practices, and ethical business practices. These are required not only to minimize reputational risk, but to underpin a company’s purpose and identity as a force for good in the world.
The Ethical Supply Chain Practitioner – Part One: The Social Responsibility Imperative
Supply chain practitioners and executives are in a unique position to help change the world for the better by their influence over global supply chains’ labor conditions, environmental footprint, and ethical practices. In this first in a series, we examine what is driving increasing corporate social responsibility and the desire by employees to do meaningful work and make a difference in the world.
Trends, Threats and Opportunities
We are rapidly approaching the 3rd decade in the 21st century. Is the singularity upon us? Autonomous robots and sensors. AI/analytics and IoT. What will these technologies along with the huge shift in worldwide population portend for our future? Will it be a world of insecurities and shortage or innovation and abundance?
Supply Chain Networks – a Shift in Power in the Relationships
Supply Chain Network: technology provider or business partner?
Choosing the Right AR Program Interface is Critical to Tech Marketing Success
Good analyst relations cannot be built and maintained by simply trusting those relationships to a PR firm. In this article, Judith Rothrock discusses some of the practices that lead to good long-term analyst relationships as well as the mistakes that sabotage them.
Will International Trade Increase or Will We Reshore and Insource?
Release of final 2014 numbers and 2015 forecasts of world economic numbers shows a changing picture of national economies. What will the impact be on supply chain strategy?
Triangle Fire Revisited – In Bangladesh
Recent workplace disasters shine the spotlight on worker safety and supply chain risk.