Module 9
Right now I'm reading
the final chapters of this book and still learning about how the world has
flatten and how companies or countries are using this in their advantage. In past modules we learned about supply chains and after learning
about them we can realize that almost everything is made by supply chains. The process of building a Dell laptop starts
with the order of the computer, the order goes to Dell's systems, they get your
personal information and everything related to the order, that includes your
credit card information to charge you for the item. Once you order the computer doesn't mean that the item is sitting in a shelf waiting for you, instead the
item is in little parts all over the world. They have six factories around the
world and your computer will be assemble in one of those, but they order the
parts from their SLC warehouse. Once the computer gets assembled it is sent
down to arrive at the place where the software will be installed, after that
the computer goes to the boxing department and gets ready to get sent out to
the buyer. This is what we call supply chains.
Al-Qaeda has a
supply chain of their own too. They use this for death and destruction. The
book mentions that it’s a suicide chain. The flat world has made it easier for
terrorists to transmit their terror and to move the tools to conduct their
operations. With the help of the internet they can also get information on the
places they want to attack or their enemies without having to travel to that
place, they can also recruit and train their people. This shows us that the
flattening of the world can be use for
any matter and by any group.
Countries in the
middle east that are rich in oil get stuck on getting money just from drilling,
they don’t develop or try to to find another ways of making money. This is what
her refers to The Curse of Oil. These countries generally don’t have higher education,
court systems or general rights for the citizens.
If there comes a
time when the oil runs out the citizens of these countries will have no way of
advancing or supporting themselves.
At the end of the
book we can realize that all the advances in our technology are not always use
for good, but it makes our world a more productive place and helps individuals
around the world to expand.
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