5 Step Process to Create a Successful Outsourcing Strategy

It is beneficial to « buy » goods or services rather than « make » when internal transaction costs are low. Internal transaction costs tend to increase with organizational size and complexity. A forward vertical integration strategy involves a firm moving further down the value chain to enter a buyer’s business. Throughout this period,...

The Link Between Alcohol and Your Heart Rhythm

Content Authors’ conclusions More Alcohol Means More Risk Burke 2001 published data only Croissant 2011 published data only Howes 1986b published data only If you have high blood pressure, it means that either your systolic or diastolic number is elevated above normal levels. High blood pressure (or hypertension) is a...

Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

But when recessions hit in 2008, car companies fell into severely difficult financial situations. Then, the end of WWII fueled American mass production and the subsequent availability of consumer goods, like cars and suburban housing, to a large population of veterans returning home. America developed an entire culture around cars,...