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Article | REF: TRP1010 V2

GAFA in the Transportation Sector

Author: Gabriel PLASSAT

Publication date: August 10, 2022

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1. The situation

1.1 Problems in the transport sector

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1.1.1 Congestion, pollution, GHGs, energy dependency

Fordism is said to have been inspired by Henri Ford's visit to the Chicago slaughterhouses. Line production, mechanization, high volumes and standardization of components and processes are the key elements that still structure automobile manufacturing today. With the aim of enabling every worker to buy a Ford T, lowering costs is intimately linked to this "high volume, single product" formula. Today, customers buy differentiated...

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