Industries
The gap list
What the plan does not cover, stated plainly. Each gap is a decision: build, partner, or declare out of scope.
Gaps by specialist capability
- Regulated goods (age, licence, traceability) (9): Casinos, gaming and resorts; Pharmaceuticals and biotech; Chemicals, plastics and rubber; Aerospace and defense; Oil, gas and energy; Banking, credit unions and cooperative banks; Securities, asset management and diversified financials; Insurance (life, property, casualty and agencies); Payments, remittance and money services
- Clinical records and insurance claims (7): Pharmacies and drug stores; Hospitals and medical facilities; Clinics, dental and private practices; Veterinary and pet care; Health insurance and managed care; Pharmaceuticals and biotech; Insurance (life, property, casualty and agencies)
- Fuel forecourt and tank control (2): Fuel and gasoline stations; Oil, gas and energy
- Ticketing and seat maps (1): Airlines and aviation
- Manufacturing planning (routings, work centres) (6): Pharmaceuticals and biotech; Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing; Chemicals, plastics and rubber; Electronics, computers and network equipment; Aerospace and defense; Metals, mining and raw materials
- Core banking, lending, insurance policy admin (7): Health insurance and managed care; Electric and gas utilities; Banking, credit unions and cooperative banks; Securities, asset management and diversified financials; Insurance (life, property, casualty and agencies); Payments, remittance and money services; Savings groups, cooperatives and microfinance
- Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany) (14): Health insurance and managed care; Pharmaceuticals and biotech; Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing; Chemicals, plastics and rubber; Electronics, computers and network equipment; Aerospace and defense; Metals, mining and raw materials; Airlines and aviation; Railroads, shipping and ports; Oil, gas and energy; Electric and gas utilities; Banking, credit unions and cooperative banks; Securities, asset management and diversified financials; Insurance (life, property, casualty and agencies)
- Project billing (progress, retainage) (1): Aerospace and defense
- Lease and rent ledgers (2): Homebuilders and real-estate development; Real estate and property management
Per-industry gaps
Retail
Grocery and supermarkets Close fit
- no dedicated deli or bakery production planning beyond recipes
- no shelf-edge electronic label integration in the catalog
- no planogram or space management
- no markdown-by-expiry automation listed
Convenience stores Close fit
- no lottery terminal integration
- no fuel pump control
- no cigarette-carton breaking rules beyond fractional sales
- no night-shift safety workflow beyond safe drops
Fuel and gasoline stations Good fit, some gaps
- no forecourt controller or pump interface in the catalog
- no tank-gauge or wet-stock reconciliation
- no fleet-card handling
- no bulk-liquid unit model beyond units of measure
- the shop side is covered by the convenience-store modules
Apparel and footwear retail Close fit
- no size-curve or allocation planning
- no RFID inventory workflow beyond an RFID tags item
- no visual-merchandising tools
General merchandise and big-box stores Good fit, some gaps
- no vendor EDI
- no assortment or planogram planning
- no enterprise merchandising hierarchy beyond categories and brands
- no cash-office automation beyond the cash module
Specialty retail (books, toys, sporting goods, jewelry, pets, crafts) Close fit
- no second-hand dealer register format
- no appraisal workflow
- no marketplace listing sync beyond CSV exports
Home improvement and hardware stores Close fit
- no cut-optimisation or mixing-formula tool (paint tint) in the catalog
- no hazardous-goods data sheets workflow
Furniture and home furnishings Close fit
- no room-planner or configurator
- no financing-partner integration
- no assembly-appointment scheduling beyond the generic calendar
Electronics and appliance retail Close fit
- no manufacturer warranty-portal integration
- no IMEI blocklist check
- no financing-partner integration
E-commerce and omnichannel retail Close fit
- the catalog plans CSV exports, a local web order page and payment links via a provider, not a hosted storefront
- no live marketplace API sync (manual export and import only)
- no carrier rate shopping
- offline-first design means no always-on web server by default
Pharmacies and drug stores Good fit, some gaps
- the catalog has a pharmacy lot and prescription flag item (INV-0119), FEFOFirst-expired, first-out: pick the stock that expires soonest. Glossary, expiry alerts and batch recall
- it has no prescription workflow, no drug-interaction checks, no controlled-substance register, no insurer claims adjudication, no patient profiles and no regulator reporting
Liquor, beer and wine stores Close fit
- no licence-hour enforcement
- no excise-stamp tracking
- no ID scanning or age estimation
Tobacco, cannabis and other regulated goods Close fit
- the catalog has age prompts, an age-restriction flag, lot tracking and recall, but no purchase-limit engine, no regulator traceability integration, no ID scanning, no lab-result display, no destruction or waste register in the regulated sense
- the site makes no claim about any jurisdiction
Food service and hospitality
Full-service restaurants Close fit
- no hosted online-reservation widget or marketplace
- no handheld-order-taker hardware list beyond generic phones and tablets
- no payroll tip-compliance engine
Quick-service and fast casual Close fit
- no drive-through lane timing hardware
- no native delivery-marketplace API
- no franchisor royalty engine
Cafes, coffee shops and bakeries Close fit
- no production scheduling for ovens
- no allergen matrix generator
Bars, pubs and nightlife Close fit
- no ID-scanner integration
- no pour-meter hardware integration
- no door-capacity counter
Food trucks and street food Good fit, some gaps
- no map or location-based reporting beyond a free-text location field
- no event-vendor settlement
Contract catering and food-service management Close fit
- no per-cover contract-billing module
- no menu-cycle nutrition analysis
- no payroll-deduction integration
Hotels, hostels and lodging Close fit
- the catalog has a hotel/hostal preset and reservation items but no full property-management system: no channel manager, no room rack, no housekeeping board, no door-lock integration, no night-audit module
Casinos, gaming and resorts Good fit, some gaps
- gaming-floor, slot and table systems, cage, chip, AML and surveillance are out of scope
- at most the restaurant, bar and retail outlets could use the POS modules
Health care
Hospitals and medical facilities Good fit, some gaps
- electronic health records, scheduling, clinical coding, insurer claims and patient billing are not in the catalog and not planned
- Simca could only serve ancillary retail, cafeteria, cash-office and stores functions
Clinics, dental and private practices Good fit, some gaps
- no clinical record, charting, imaging or claims
- only front-desk payment, appointment-style booking and retail are covered
Veterinary and pet care Good fit, some gaps
- no patient (animal) records or vaccination reminders
- no practice-management features
Health insurance and managed care Peripheral
- policy administration, claims adjudication, actuarial and provider-network systems are all out of scope
- at most a branch cash desk or an agent's collection point could use cash and receipt features
Medical products, supplies and devices Good fit, some gaps
- no quality-management system
- no unique-device-identification support
- no complaint or CAPA workflow
- no regulatory submissions
Pharmaceuticals and biotech Peripheral
- no manufacturing execution, batch-record or quality systems
- no serialisation
- no regulatory submissions
- the POS catalog fits only a small distribution counter
Health care wholesale and distribution Close fit
- no EDI ordering or rebate engine
- no track-and-trace integration
- no controlled-substance register
Automotive
Motor vehicle and parts dealers Close fit
- no dealer management system: no desking, F&I menus, title and registration workflow, or manufacturer portal integration
- parts counter and service counter use the generic catalog
Auto service, repair and car wash Close fit
- no vehicle inspection checklists or VIN decoding
- no parts-catalog lookup by vehicle
- no time-guide integration
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing Peripheral
- assembly planning, MES, EDI and engineering systems are out of scope
- the parts catalog fits only a spare-parts counter or small workshop
Car rental and leasing Good fit, some gaps
- no telematics, vehicle-inspection photo workflow or deposit pre-authorisation holds
- rental items are generic (SVC-0007, SVC-0008)
Wholesale
Wholesale food and grocery Close fit
- no route optimisation solver listed
- no EDI
- no pallet-level warehouse management
Wholesale: diversified, building and industrial supplies Close fit
- no EDI
- no advanced replenishment forecasting
- no drop-ship workflow
Wholesale electronics, office and technology distribution Close fit
- no price-protection or rebate engine
- no distributor feeds
- no EDI
Manufacturing
Food production and processing Close fit
- recipes and BOM exist (KDSKitchen display system: a screen that replaces or supplements kitchen printers. Glossary-0029, KDS-0033, KDS-0034) and lots exist, but no routings, capacity planning, HACCP records, quality testing or production scheduling
Beverages, brewing and bottling Close fit
- no excise-filing module
- no fermentation or tank tracking
- no container-deposit ledger beyond generic deposits
Household and personal products Close fit
- no trade-promotion management or rebate accruals
- no retailer portals or EDI
Apparel, textiles and footwear manufacturing Close fit
- no cut planning or marker optimisation
- no piece-rate payroll
- no subcontractor tracking beyond purchase orders
Chemicals, plastics and rubber Partial fit
- no process manufacturing, lab quality, safety-data-sheet or hazardous-shipping support
- only a small counter or distribution warehouse could use the catalog
Industrial machinery and equipment Good fit, some gaps
- no engineering BOM versioning, routings, shop-floor control or CAD integration
- progress billing exists as an item (RET-0039)
Electronics, computers and network equipment Good fit, some gaps
- no MES, test records or component-lifecycle management
- the catalog fits only the retail or distribution counter for finished goods
Aerospace and defense Peripheral
- out of scope: program management, configuration control, certification records and defense contracting are not addressed
- at most a parts counter or exchange store
Metals, mining and raw materials Good fit, some gaps
- mine planning and processing are out of scope
- scale-ticket purchasing from sellers and sale by weight fit the catalog's scale items only in part
- no weighbridge integration or grade pricing is documented
Building materials, paper, packaging and glass Close fit
- no cutting or nesting optimisation
- no EDI
- no pallet-pool tracking
Logistics and transportation
Trucking and freight forwarding Good fit, some gaps
- no telematics
- no hours-of-service logging
- no load boards
- the Simca Logistics overlay (CONNThe catalog module code for Interchange: digital waybilling and the supply network. The product name is not decided. Glossary and LOGI modules) plans manifests, proof of delivery and driver cash, but nothing is built
Courier, parcel and postal services Close fit
- planned CONN/LOGI items cover manifests, handoffs and cash on delivery on paper-style flows
- nothing is built
- no route optimisation or address validation
Airlines and aviation Good fit, some gaps
- reservations, fares, flight operations, crew and maintenance are out of scope
- onboard sales, airport-counter cash and small airline-side retail could use selling and cash modules
Railroads, shipping and ports Good fit, some gaps
- vessel, rail and terminal operations are out of scope
- chandlers and small ticket counters could use the catalog
Warehousing and third-party logistics Peripheral
- no warehouse management system: no slotting, wave picking or bonded-storage records
- no per-client storage billing engine
Passenger transport, taxi and ride services Good fit, some gaps
- the catalog's taxi preset and vehicle documents are planned items
- no dispatch, GPS meter or ride-hailing integration
- no GPS-based features are decided
Construction, trades and real assets
Construction and engineering Close fit
- progress invoicing and retention exist as items (RET-0039, RET-0040), job costing as SVC-0010
- no estimating, scheduling, change-order management or subcontractor compliance
Homebuilders and real-estate development Good fit, some gaps
- no contract management, construction draws or land-development accounting
- staged payments can be recorded as deposits and instalments only
Skilled trades and field service Close fit
- no route planning, customer-site history or equipment-registry tools beyond generic customer notes
- no on-site photo documentation listed
Equipment rental and leasing Close fit
- rental is covered by generic items (SVC-0007, SVC-0008)
- no telematics, lease accounting or asset-register depreciation beyond what the bookkeeping module lists
Energy and utilities
Oil, gas and energy Partial fit
- upstream, refining, pipeline and trading systems are out of scope
- no forecourt control or bulk-depot measurement
- the catalog fits lubricant shops, small distributors and station stores
Electric and gas utilities Peripheral
- billing, metering, tariffs and outage management are out of scope
- payment-point cashiers and utility stores could use cash and inventory modules
Water, waste and environmental services Close fit
- no routing optimisation or bin-tracking
- no weighbridge integration
- no environmental reporting
Renewable energy and solar Close fit
- no system-design tools or monitoring
- no financing-partner or manufacturer portal integration
Technology and media
Telecommunications and mobile retail Close fit
- no operator portal integration for top-ups (record manually)
- network, billing and provisioning are out of scope
- no IMEI registry check
Software, IT services and internet Peripheral
- software subscription management, usage metering and ticketing are out of scope
- hardware reselling and basic service invoices fit
- the catalog includes recurring sales (RET-0037) and recurring invoices (BK-0065)
Media, advertising, publishing and entertainment content Close fit
- content management, ad-serving and broadcast systems are out of scope
- the catalog fits newsstand, print-shop and merchandise counters
Financial services
Banking, credit unions and cooperative banks Peripheral
- core banking, lending, KYC and AML are out of scope
- the cash module (till counts, safe drops, vaults, over/short) could inform a branch cash desk but Simca is not a banking system and the repo contains an agent-bank preset only as a catalog item (VERT)
Securities, asset management and diversified financials Peripheral
- fully out of scope
- the only possible overlap is a small advisory office using customer notes and invoicing
Insurance (life, property, casualty and agencies) Peripheral
- policy administration, claims and underwriting are out of scope
- premium collection with receipts and commission tracking may be approximated with generic sales, customers and ledger
Payments, remittance and money services Peripheral
- the catalog lists an agent-bank preset and Yape/Plin manual entry, but no float ledger per provider, no limit enforcement, no KYC or AML tools
- Simca does not move money
Savings groups, cooperatives and microfinance Peripheral
- no loan ledger or interest engine in the catalog
- instalment and credit ideas exist only for sales
- no regulator reporting
Real estate
Real estate and property management Peripheral
- no lease or rent-roll ledger, tenant screening or listing management
- recurring invoices (BK-0065) and customer balances may approximate rent billing
Education and public sector
Education, schools and training Close fit
- no student information system, tuition billing or gradebook
- school-cafeteria is a catalog preset (VERT) with prepaid-account items only as planned
Government and public-sector counters Close fit
- no permit or case management, procurement or treasury integration
- municipal cashiering is a benchmark pattern, not a catalog feature beyond cash and receipts
Nonprofits, NGOs and faith organisations Close fit
- no donor-relationship tools, grant management or restricted-fund accounting
- raffle tickets exist as a catalog item (RET-0043)
Agriculture and natural resources
Agriculture, farming and cooperatives Close fit
- no field, herd or yield-management features
- scale support is via hardware items
- no commodity-price feeds or season-settlement engine
Fishing, forestry and aquaculture Close fit
- no catch-documentation or quota tracking
- no cold-chain sensor integration
Entertainment, personal and business services
Events, ticketing and venues Close fit
- no seat maps, reserved seating, online ticket marketplace or barcode ticket validation
- the catalog has a cinema/ticketing preset (VERT-0019), raffle tickets and event booking (RSV-0012) only
Attractions, cinemas and amusement parks Good fit, some gaps
- no ride access control, showtime scheduling or wristband encoding
- cinema preset exists as a catalog item
Fitness, sports clubs and recreation Close fit
- the catalog has a gym preset (VERT-0022) and recurring sales (RET-0037)
- no access-control hardware integration or class-capacity management beyond generic bookings
- card-on-file billing relies on a payment provider
Salons, spas and personal care services Close fit
- no online booking page
- no chair-rental accounting
- the catalog supports commissions and appointments only through general items
Laundry, repair and other personal services Close fit
- no garment tracking by RFID or conveyor
- the catalog has a laundry preset (VERT) and work-order items
Professional and business services Peripheral
- no timekeeping, trust accounting or conflict-check tools
- invoices and recurring invoices (BK-0065) cover only simple fee billing
Staffing, facilities and business outsourcing Peripheral
- the catalog lists payroll-adjacent items (EMP) but no payroll engine, statutory withholding or timesheet approval workflow
Vending, kiosks and unattended retail Good fit, some gaps
- the catalog lists a self-checkout/kiosk item (SALE-0088) and kiosk mode only as planned
- no telemetry from vending machines, no route optimisation
Travel retail and duty-free Close fit
- boarding-pass scanning, bonded-stock accounting and customs reporting are not in the catalog
- multi-currency tender exists as catalog items
- LS Central duty-free is a benchmark reference only
Travel agencies and tour operators Good fit, some gaps
- no global distribution system, itinerary builder or supplier settlement tool
- the catalog covers deposits, bookings and invoices only generally
Decisions for the owner
Whether to claim regulated or specialised industries (health records, core banking, forecourt control, property management, ticket seat maps), whether to add contract billing, route-and-manifest or membership module sets, which fiscal packs come next, and how far regulated-goods features should go. These are open.
Study sources
- Fortune 500 ranking page, 2026 list (industry label per company) (fetched)
- Fortune press release: Amazon claims No. 1 spot on the 2026 Fortune 500 (excerpt)
- U.S. Census Bureau: Understanding NAICS (20 sectors, 2022) (excerpt)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2022 NAICS Manual (excerpt)
- U.S. Census Bureau: NAICS search, sector 44-45 detail (excerpt)
- Oracle Simphony POS (restaurants, hotels, stadiums; multi-property, offline mode, open API) (excerpt)
- Oracle Simphony documentation: introduction (excerpt)
- Oracle: hotel point of sale with OPERA (excerpt)
- NCR Voyix self-checkout software (excerpt)
- NCR press release: age verification at self-checkout (2018) (excerpt)
- Square Support: deposits on appointments; cancellation policies (excerpt)
- Square Support: set up and manage commissions (excerpt)
- Cova POS (cannabis retail compliance features) (excerpt)
- DubLedger: choosing a cannabis POS by state (2026) (excerpt)
- Keycentrix Newleaf pharmacy management (excerpt)
- Datascan: pharmacy management software versus a basic POS (excerpt)
- eCFR 21 CFR 1311.205 pharmacy application requirements (excerpt)
- LS Central for forecourt (fuel retail) (excerpt)
- LS Retail travel retail and duty free (excerpt)
- Hotel PMS functions: folios, night audit, city ledger (EloPMS, Roommaster, SynXis docs) (excerpt)
- ThunderTix box office and reserved seating (excerpt)
- Shopify POS features and omnichannel (excerpt)
- ServiceTitan and Jobber dispatch / field service features (excerpt)
- Automotive dealer management systems (Solera, Dealertrack, Tekion) (excerpt)
- Mindbody gym and studio software; membership freeze and suspend help (excerpt)
- School nutrition POS (PaySchools, Gaia, Infinite Campus) (excerpt)
- Nonprofit donations and receipts (infoodle, WRS, Givingtech) (excerpt)
- Municipal cashiering (SalePoint, CentralSquare, CityView) (excerpt)
- Grain scale ticketing and cooperative settlements (CloudAgg, Agvance, AgVision) (excerpt)
- Vending and micro-market management (Cantaloupe Seed Pro, Nayax, AveriGo) (excerpt)
- Bank teller cash management (Fiserv Portico help, teller cash recyclers) (excerpt)
- Construction progress billing and retainage (eSUB, Sage Intacct Construction) (excerpt)
- Property management and rent collection (Re-Leased, TenantLedger) (excerpt)
- Distribution ERP (Infor M3, Bizowie, Arion) (excerpt)
- Odoo documentation: bill of materials and work centers (excerpt)
- Toast restaurant POS, online ordering, payroll, multi-location (excerpt)
- Clover / Lightspeed / Epos Now comparisons (SelectHub, ERP Research, POSadvice) (excerpt)
Evidence: "fetched" means the page was retrieved; "excerpt" means only a search excerpt was seen. The full list with URLs is in docs/SOURCES.md in the repository.