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I skimmed the articles, and then did a search for "alibaba logistics," alibaba being China's e-commerce giant. Commentators on the latter's growth in size and scope point to advantages similar to those enjoyed by Amazon in terms of using data to become a service provider to companies big and small looking to outsource many kinds of function. For instance: http://fortune.com/2017/06/26/china-alibaba-jack-ma-retail-ecommerce-e-commerce-new/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com