Future Models Depend on a House in Order

As we move to a futuristic documentation, one reminder is in order. Network participation requires having an internal house that is prepared for the kind of technical collaboration that will be expected from the keiretsu partners. That means the people inside the firm must be ready to participate on an equal footing with the technology being applied through the network connectivity. In other words, they must have immediate access to vital information pertaining to their part of the processing so they can help internal and external customers. 

Another larger-scale example comes from the insurance industry. Lloyd s of London sits in the heart of London, England, where every work 

Speedpass is a small radio-frequency identification device the driver uses by holding it close to a receiver built into the gasoline pump. The driver transmits credit card information and customer ID to ExxonMobil s information network. The transaction is approved and the customer begins 

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