2005 ppt showing spread of Dell's business. Suggest used to allow homework for investigation either of how this has chnaged since 2005 or to research an alternative

1. ON EARTH ! AN EXAMPLE OF A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

2. This is a Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook And here is the global supply chain which produced it…………..

3. Designed in Texas and Taiwan Assembled in Malaysia Graphics card made in China CD/DVD drive made in the Philippines LCD display made in Japan Memory made in Germany Hard disk drive made in Singapore Microprocessor made in Costa Rica Memory stick made in Israel Power cord made in India Power adaptor made in Thailand Every Dell computer comprises components which are made all over the world

4. The Supply Flow Lines for 0ne Dell Computer

5. Dell’s 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

6. Global HQ Factories Microprocessor Memory Graphics card Cooling fan Motherboard Keyboard LCD display Battery Wireless card Modem Hard disk drive CD/DVD drive Carry bag Power adaptor Power cord Memory stick

7. This presentation is based on data in the article ‘Global is Good’ published in the Guardian 21.04.05