ON EARTH !

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ON EARTH !
AN EXAMPLE OF A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
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This is a Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook
And here is the global supply chain which
produced it..
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Designed in Texas and Taiwan
Assembled in Malaysia
Memory made in Germany
LCD display made in Japan
Microprocessor made in Costa Rica
Graphics card made in China
Memory stick made in Israel
CD/DVD drive made in the Philippines
Hard disk drive made in Singapore
Power cord made in India
Power adaptor made in Thailand
Every Dell computer comprises components which
are made all over the world
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The Supply Flow Lines for 0ne Dell Computer
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Dells six factories around the world assemble
computers made of components produced in many
countries ..
Look at the map which follows and then comment on
the distribution of Dell suppliers
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Global HQ
Memory
Cooling fan
LCD display
Wireless card
Motherboard
Factories
Graphics card
Modem
Carry bag
Microprocessor
Battery
Hard disk drive
Keyboard
Power cord
CD/DVD drive
Power adaptor
Memory stick
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This presentation is based on data in the article
Global is Good published in the Guardian
21.04.05