Collaboration Whether the organization is civic, social, or part of the business community, organizations are entering the collaborative . . .

Collaboration

Whether the organization is civic, social, or part of the business community, organizations are entering the collaborative space in order to unify individual contributions and achieve something grander.

Web communities/social networks are mashing up and creating new visions of how we interact. Virtual teams across organizations need processes and technologies to help them manage their digital encounters, first for the creative process, and then to evolve and transform these ideas into products and services.

Collaboration technologies are a key building block for value chains.

Writing and research are available here. You can also join the conversation at Global Work Space. 

And to learn more about how ChainLink Research can help you with collaboration, please contact us via email or call us.

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• Supply Chain Renaissance -- Supply Chain inter-enterprise platforms support end-to-end transactions and collaboration.
• Is Business Social? -- How will Social be implemented in the enterprise? Research Findings from ChainLink Research.
• Retailer Collaboration: Managing the Supply Side -- We frequently think of retail in terms of merchandising, but these days the supply side is just as interesting, whether it's product design or collaboration with suppliers for transportation, forecasting, or financial optimization.
• Retailer Collaboration: Myth or Reality? -- The theme of the recent RVCF conference was Collaboration. The move to getting better performance from suppliers and retailers ultimately depends on it. Read on for real results.
• The State of Collaboration -- Are we all embracing trading partner collaboration to the degree that we all say? What opportunities are we missing?
• Collaborative Demand Planning Technology -- Everybody wants to collaborate. But is this actually done – technically?
• Build It! Beyond the Application -- How solution providers create platform-centric universes.
• Big Trends for Business 2013 -- Forecast and Priorities for 2013. Slowing globalization but increasing IT spend in most sectors, preview of business priorities for 2013, sector-specific technology trends, and much more.
• Report: Technology Adoption - Rethinking the Model -- ChainLink's Technology Adoption Model offers fresh perspectives on how technology matures and why some solutions are adopted, while others languish. Existing models generally focus on the point of view of the technology provider, rather than the customer/adopter's perspective. They also have not been updated to explain the growth of community-oriented supply chain solutions. Based on extensive research and commentary from end-users, we have developed a technology adoption model that encompasses end user viewpoints and supply chain/network-community solutions.
• Social Networking, Stage 2 -- Social networking has evolved in ways similar to the early days of the web. It will lead to a new way of working in the enterprise.
• Disruptive Technologies Fueled by a Disruptive and Risky World -- Last week, TAKE Solutions afforded their customers and invited guests an opportunity to spend two days thinking about the future, where they discovered disruptive events can create interest in disruptive technologies.
• TAKE Solutions Converge in a Collaborative Framework -- Social Networks, Mobility, Traceability and Supplier Collaboration are all supported by a cloud foundation
• Report: Retailer-Supplier Collaboration: Part One -- As trading partners move beyond one-to-one collaboration, the Platform enables catatgory, carriers and customer insights in the trading network.
• Enterprise Social Networking: The Final Brick in the Supply Chain Platform Foundation -- Social networking in the enterprise is on the rise in surprising and obvious places.

Collaboration in Practice Series: (Parts 1-3)

• Collaboration in Practice: Part One - More Than a Buzzword -- Collaboration means many different things to many different people. Here's a framework with concrete definitions and examples. Here in Part One we focus on collaboration in product conception and design.
• Collaboration in Practice: Part Two - Operational Collaboration -- Much collaboration is needed to produce, deliver, and support products and services.
• Collaboration in Practice: Part Three - What About the Customer? -- Ultimately collaboration exists to serve the customer. Here we discuss new ways to bring the customer's voice into collaborative processes.
• Report: Collaboration at the Crossroads: Collaboration Technology Convergence - The Full Report -- In this report, we develop a description of the collaboration suite. Other research reports are more focused on the segments, and surely, that is important. But at ChainLink, we have always been more focused on the questions: What do I use this for? What problems does it solve? What is a complete solution?
• Report: Six Steps to Get Your S&OP in High Gear - white paper -- Sales and Operations Planning has been talked about for over two decades, yet enterprises are having their challenges. Learn from those who are mastering S&OP.
• DemandTec Buys M-Factor - What It Means -- On an acquisition path, with AIS and now M-Factor, DemandTec broadens their reach in supplier-retailer interactions.
• Collaboration vs. Transactions -- Lessons from eBay, Facebook, LinkedIn and other Social Networks - What traditional business management can learn from Social Networks.

Collaboration Frameworks 2011: (Parts 1-2)

• Collaboration Frameworks 2011 - On Creating a Global Workspace: Part One -- Social Networks, Teleconferencing, and anywhere that technology opens new challenges in Collaberation.
  
• Collaboration Frameworks 2011 - On Creating a Global Workspace: Part Two -- Introduction to Ideas in a Global Work Space.
  
• Happy New Year - Converged, Collaborative, Telepresent Communities in the Second Decade: What's happening in 2011? -- Convergence - Unified Applications and Devices for the Second Decade.




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