Supply Chain Collaboration: A 21st Century Revival | SupplyChainBrain

Supply Chain Collaboration: A 21st Century Revival

, CEO, ChainLink Research

November 11, 2011

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Ann Grackin, chief executive officer of ChainLInk Research, talks about the relationship between supply-chain collaboration and modern-day social networks. [Run Time (Min.): 9:51]

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