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 January 16, 2014 -- Published twice monthly. New Year Issue 2014   Understanding the RFID Renaissance By Bill McBeath Thursday January 16, 2014 We wanted to find out exactly what is driving the recent growth in RFID in retail. ChainLink surveyed over 120 retailers to find out which use cases are being implemented and which are actually delivering value (where’s the ROI), what strategic goals retailers are trying to realize, and what important lessons could be learned from the current wave of implementations, particularly about why RFID projects succeed or stall. [ Read: Understanding the RFID Renaissance ] IT vs. OT in Manufacturing: How Will Convergence Play Out? By Sree Hameed Thursday January 16, 2014 For much of the last 50 years, IT and OT (Operational Technology) have remained two separate and different worlds. Much of the M&A that has occurred over the last decade has been about consolidation by a few mega-vendors within the IT and OT spaces. As these two worlds come together, how will convergence play out? Will it result in a better outcome for manufacturing customers? [ Read: IT vs. OT in Manufacturing: How Will Convergence Play Out? ] The Value of Supply Chain Solutions By Ann Grackin Thursday January 16, 2014 The supply chain market continues to grow, but is changing in the types of technology that users are interested in and the value they require... [ Read: The Value of Supply Chain Solutions ] The Journey to Visibility Control Tower is a Myth, but we can achieve greater visibility, responsiveness and resiliance. This report compares major supply chain visibility solutions approaches and how they help achieve visibility. Thursday January 16, 2014   -   The Journey to Visibility For additional information or questions please contact ChainLink Research • 617-762-4040 www.ChainLinkResearch.com • © 2012 ChainLink Research, Inc.