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, May 10, 2018 --Published once or twice each month.   Leveraging Global Trade Data-as-a-Service: Part One By Bill McBeath Thursday, May 10, 2018 In most organizations, different types of trade data tend to be siloed in their own separate systems, only available for separate, narrow use cases. Trade DaaS allows trade data to be shared, delivered across the enterprise, directly to the various systems used daily by various functions across the company, right at the point they are making important relevant decisions. [ Read: Leveraging Global Trade Data-as-a-Service: Part One ] Enabling Growth: More Than Just a Tagline for NetSuite By Bill McBeath Thursday, May 10, 2018 At this year’s SuiteWorld conference, we heard about new developments and numerous customer examples showing how NetSuite enabled their growth. [ Read: Enabling Growth: More Than Just a Tagline for NetSuite ] Digital Supply Chains: Part Two—Supplier Management, Field Service By Bill McBeath Thursday, May 10, 2018 What does it mean to have a 'digital supply chain'? Here we look at some real-world examples in the areas of supplier management, field service, and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations). [ Read: Digital Supply Chains: Part Two—Supplier Management, Field Service ] Blockchain's Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part Four—Smart Contracts vs. Off-chain Automation By Bill McBeath Thursday, May 10, 2018 Until we see further technology breakthroughs, the cost of executing smart contracts makes them prohibitively expensive for providing 100% of the automation required in a produce supply chain. Here we discuss the division of labor between on-chain contracts and off-chain backend automation systems. [ Read: Blockchain's Role in the Produce Supply Chain: Part Four—Smart Contracts vs. Off-chain Automation ] For additional information or questions please contact ChainLink Research • 617-762-4040 www.ChainLinkResearch.com • © 2017 ChainLink Research, Inc.