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Large technical systems are difficult to change. This paper explores whether gateway technologies may enhance system flexibility. It analyses the gateway characteristics of the freight container in the system of cargo transportation between 1965 and 1995. A conceptual framework for standardised gate...

The large-scale introduction of a new packaging concept requires co-ordination in two areas: organisational co-ordination is necessary (negotiations between the parties involved), as well as technical co-ordination (technical specifications). These aspects are analysed in this paper on the basis of ...