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Thoughts on Retailers Buying XPO Logistics and What The Right Strategy Should Be

10xLogistics

I generally do not like to comment on something so speculative however Friday ended with a huge bang in the supply chain industry with Amazon and a major retailer apparently thinking of buying XPO logistics. I was asked by many what I thought of this so let me give you some pre-holiday thoughts: First, this is a very normal activity as companies go upstream and downstream in the value chain to try to capture as much as they can in that chain.

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Outsourcing Applied Engineering Services: The Answer To Lack Of Technical Expertise

PINC

As we can deduce from the term itself, applied engineering services is a highly specialized field of engineering that requires an interdisciplinary way of thinking. It requires deep knowledge of engineering principles, integration of different systems, management processes, design and production procedures, project and operations management, quality control methods, and statistical analysis.