GGRA02H3 Lecture Notes - Manufactured Landscapes, Walmart, Scientific Management
Document Summary
Labour intensive parts of the world where there is cheap labor (rural areas) Factories much more global in their distribution. (ex: china) Increased locational flexibility in time and space: from fordism to post-fordism, from spatially fixed to spatially dispersed assembly line, items not all from china, assembly line isn"t just what is being assembled in that area. May be coming from another part of asia. Global scale spatial separation of manufacturing operations. Results in global production and marketing chains controlled by tnc"s. *read crewe article on fashion commodity chain (consumer) Transnational corporations: (generally able to operate on a global scale) Mobility of capital: massive increase in foreign direct investment (fdi) New and newer international divisions of labour: taylorism efficient use of labour. New technologies in materials and production systems: plastics and computers. Global transportation networks (steam ships, jet aircraft, advanced communication systems through globalization).
