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 Tuesday, September 17, 2013 -- Published twice monthly. Next issue October 10. The RISK Issue   Turning Conflict Minerals Law Compliance into a Competitive Advantage By Bill McBeath Tuesday, September 17, 2013 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 By Ann Grackin 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 By Bill McBeath 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 ] RFID in Pharmaceuticals—An Idea Who's Time has Come Traceability in the Life Sciences Chain. Tuesday, September 17, 2013   -   RFID in Pharmaceuticals—An Idea Who's Time has Come Risk Management—The Pharmaceutical Industry Library of relevant topics on Cold Chain, Serialization and Traceability. Tuesday, September 17, 2013   -   The Pharmaceutical Industry Winning the Freshness Wars Reducing risk and increasing shopper loyalty and revenues in the food industry go hand in hand. Tuesday, September 17, 2013   -   Winning the Freshness Wars Thinking Anew—Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization Multi-Echelon Inventory planning is key to manage risk. Tuesday, September 17, 2013   -   Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization Co-Managing Supplier Risk The Challenges of Managing Supplier Risks. Tuesday, September 17, 2013   -   Co-Managing Supplier Risk For additional information or questions please contact ChainLink Research • 617-762-4040 www.ChainLinkResearch.com • © 2012 ChainLink Research, Inc.