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5. Platforms – Integration concept
While these technologies are at the root of new business models such as Uber, Amazon and Airbnb, the platform concept is not new. We'll take the following business models as examples:
fast-food giants like McDonald ;
Wal-Mart Retail;
Expedia travel.
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McDonald
McDonald's has developed a relatively closed model, relying on long-standing suppliers. The business concept is very simple – a customer must find a uniform experience and quality, whatever the restaurant in the world.
Ingredients and kitchen equipment must therefore be rigorously compatible. Their philosophy is based on three key points, all of which have remained unchanged...
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Bibliography
Software tools
There is a huge range of software packages available in this field. Consulting firms such as the following can provide further information on the range of logistics packages on offer.
Gartner
http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp
Ardent
Websites
Supply Chain Digest
http://www.scdigest.com/ (page consulted on June 23, 2017)
Supply Chain Management Review
http://www.scmr.com/ (page consulted on August 21, 2017)
IACCM International Association...
Standards and norms
The ECCMA association has identified four types of "Master Data", under the ISO 22745 data quality standard. This standard makes it possible to draw the tree structure of suppliers' financial interests, as well as the technical specifications of each part, in order to identify functional equivalences.
When – ISO 8601 specifies the time and date in a non-ambiguous way, because some countries...
Events
ASLOG Congress – Association Française Supply Chain et Logistique.
https://www.aslog.org/fr/index.php
EyeForTransport Congress
RILA Conference – Retail Industry Leaders of America
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
ASCM – the Association for Supply Chain Management, formerly APICS – the American Production and Inventory Control Society
http://www.apics.org/ (viewed August 21, 2017)
ASLOG – Association Française Supply Chain et Logistique,...
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