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I am happy to concede Gromit!
You give two very good examples that relate to the production and delivery of a service such as in a call centre and also to physical goods such as those from Amazon. The common thread is the use of Internet or other electronic communications technologies to enable independence of location.
These same technologies enable a firm to locate its manufacturing offshore, whilst maintaining management controls, communications and synchronising activities etc.
The world has moved on since the 6I framework was originally conceived as a way of encouraging managers to consider the opportunities brought about by the “new media” (as they were called at the time).
In my opinion no, this would not be an appropriate use of the 6I framework. Independence of location is concerned with the potential, due to Internet technologies, to be able to extend your market reach beyond the physical locations that you have. It refers to sales and marketing reach. For example, having the potential to market, sell and distribute ebooks or software globally using the Internet.
All of the models and frameworks in the P3 syllabus are examinable and should be learned. Know each model well and most importantly, be able to apply it to the problem in a question. Many of the models are also useful as a framework of headings for an answer too.
It is a good exercise to create your own list of models and to then make your own drawing of each one. This process will help you engage with the P3 materials as you search for the models yourself.
