Paper #2 In “The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention” by Thomas Friedman, the author elaborates on how the world interconnects through the concept of supply-chain,yielding productivity and impediments. Friedman argues that collaboration is influential that is fostered through the “flat world” driven by selfish interest that create global-supply chain or mutant-supply chain. The author uses an array of accounts taken from specialized individuals on the topics of geopolitics, and foreign policies to apply how they correlate with economic systems of productions. These accounts provide a synopsis of past, present and future threats that may arise with global connection via the internet. This paper will discuss the results
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The “flat world” according to Friedman, is the stability created by collaboration through businesses. Collaboration in business yields efficiency, speed, and connection shown when the author ordered a Dell Laptop; Friedman states, “the time between when I phoned in my purchase, when the notebook was assembled in Penang and its arrival in Nashville would have only been four days” (Friedman 122). The efficiency of collaborative forces such as the production of Dell laptops allow countries involved in the global supply chain to reach a point of economic stability; once economic stability is achieved, it encourages the countries involved to seek higher standards of living that will be beneficial for itself. This self-interest ideal is supported by Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention which …show more content…
Friedman quote Osamu Watanabe, the CEO of Japan External Trade Organization, “‘they feel apart of something much bigger than their own business’” (Friedman 127) in referencing countries that join the global supply chain. In this example the author includes an account from foreign business CEO to fortify the concept of interconnectedness that supply chain create on the global scale. The quote elaborates that when a business ventures into the supply chain it is a major commitment; it becomes a component of an entire process. This results in businesses becoming interdependent on one another to provide the necessary tools or goods for a product such as Dell laptops. The author further emphasize responsibility by interjecting
The “flat world” according to Friedman, is the stability created by collaboration through businesses. Collaboration in business yields efficiency, speed, and connection shown when the author ordered a Dell Laptop; Friedman states, “the time between when I phoned in my purchase, when the notebook was assembled in Penang and its arrival in Nashville would have only been four days” (Friedman 122). The efficiency of collaborative forces such as the production of Dell laptops allow countries involved in the global supply chain to reach a point of economic stability; once economic stability is achieved, it encourages the countries involved to seek higher standards of living that will be beneficial for itself. This self-interest ideal is supported by Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention which …show more content…
Friedman quote Osamu Watanabe, the CEO of Japan External Trade Organization, “‘they feel apart of something much bigger than their own business’” (Friedman 127) in referencing countries that join the global supply chain. In this example the author includes an account from foreign business CEO to fortify the concept of interconnectedness that supply chain create on the global scale. The quote elaborates that when a business ventures into the supply chain it is a major commitment; it becomes a component of an entire process. This results in businesses becoming interdependent on one another to provide the necessary tools or goods for a product such as Dell laptops. The author further emphasize responsibility by interjecting