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List the ten world flatteners
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+ Windows 3.0 & Fall of Berlin wall
+ Netscape, .Com bubble, Fiber Bubble + Work flow management software + Offshoring + supply-chaining + insourcing + in-forming + open source code + steroid technologies |
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Example of Work Flow
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WFMS overcame the problem of distance.
X-rays sent to Bangor for reading; tax accountants sending forms to India for US tax preparation; Higgley Town heroes produced by distributed team |
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Example of Open sourcing
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Apache, wikipedia, linux
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Example of outsourcing
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Y2K code fixing; Call centers
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Example of offshoring
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China's autoplant assembling cranckshafts with final refinement in the USA.
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Example of supply chaining
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A method of collaborating horizontally—among supplier, retailers, and customers—to create value:
Walmart, rfid tags |
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Example of insourcing
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This term refers to the integration of outside vendors into a business’ production processes. UPS engineers will “come right inside your company; analyze its manufacturing, packaging, and delivery processes; and design, redesign, and mangage your whole global supply chain
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Example of in-forming
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Everyone has access to the same information anytime, anywhere. Google, Yahoo search engines
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Example of steroid technology
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Technologies that amplify and turbocharge other flatteners.
Wireless technology PDA VoIP |
