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1. Extended enterprise and design exchanges
1.1 Extended enterprise
Generally speaking, the extended enterprise stems from a decision by the initiating company to outsource, on a cooperative basis, activities that it has no interest in, or the possibility of, carrying out itself. It was the major prime contractors in the automotive industry who were the first to set up the extended enterprise, in order to concentrate their activities on their core business and entrust the production of sub-assemblies or functions to the companies that supply these components: the tier 1 suppliers. This initiative then spread to the aeronautics sector, and then to other sectors where large companies are principals. It has also been extended to Tier 2 and lower-ranking companies.
An extended enterprise usually comprises...
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A must-have encyclopedia that provides definitions and explanations of the various terms used in collaborative design. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accueil
The Dassault system glossary http://www.3ds.com/fr/plm-glossary/
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OREE http://www.oree.info (Opération Régionale pour l'Entreprise Etendue), a platform implemented by the Rhône-Alpes region's espace numérique entreprise. Collaborative work tools will be made available free of charge to companies in the region during the trial period.
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