Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research If you are having trouble viewing this, click here to view in your browser Thursday December 11, 2014 Holiday Year-End Wrap Up ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !   The Year of the Last Mile By Ann Grackin Thursday December 11, 2014 Demand-driven supply chains, new customer service models, and Omni-channel/free delivery are all driving up the cost of transportation. So what does last mile really cost? [ Read: The Year of the Last Mile ] 2014, the Year of the Internet-of-Things By Bill McBeath Thursday December 11, 2014 2014 was a year of over-the-top marketing and hype for IoT. But there were also many significant, substantive milestones and indicators of just how serious many companies are about IoT. [ Read: 2014, the Year of the Internet-of-Things ] RFID Has Quietly Crossed the Chasm By Scot Stelter Thursday December 11, 2014 Despite distractions like The Internet of Things and The Cloud, the RFID industry has quietly crossed the chasm. This article cites some of the signs of maturity and reasons for optimism for 2015. [ Read: RFID Has Quietly Crossed the Chasm ] Yes, More Supply Chain Deals—and the Year’s Not Over By Ann Grackin Thursday December 11, 2014 OpenText, Descartes—It’s Canada, but it’s Hot up there. [ Read: Yes, More Supply Chain Deals—and the Year’s Not Over ] For additional information or questions please contact ChainLink Research • 617-762-4040 www.ChainLinkResearch.com • © 2012 ChainLink Research, Inc.