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but also the provision of services such as fire insurance, catering services, or stock-
brokerage. In addition, production includes production costs, that is, the cost of
making the product available in the market. So, inventory, transportation, mar-
keting, and sales costs are parts of production expenses. “Production” is not just
“making” but an overall “offering” of goods and services. Mature mobile businesses
are never static; they are continuously trying ways to utilize their materials, energy,
space, and labor with the help of mobility to provide enhanced value to users and
to themselves.
Open Mobile Business
Traditional businesses have been “closed” to the external world beyond ...