ENV S 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Global Distribution System, Lean Manufacturing, Management System
Story of Stuff-Distribution
● Two Major Idea of the Age of Exploration- lean manufacturing and lean retail
○ Lean manufacturing---i.e. Toyota: initially it was to reduce energy and time waste
but turned to eliminating cost regardless of the consequences
● The balance of power has shifted from the manufacturers to the brands and retailers
○ treadmill -if the manufacturers try to improve working conditions and wages, the
factories move to some other countries where costs are lower
○ Lean retail-seeks out to cut costs-lower workers’ salaries and refuse to provide
health care benefits; biggest way to cut cost is to eliminate inventory
○ The pressure to meet demands affects the employment trend as there is an inc in
part time, contract jobs that are subject to lower wages and no benefits
● Green lean instead of mean lean--have an entirely transparent society where
stakeholders include community members and consumers---can pull the stop
cord=pressure to produce goods that optimize labor, social and environmental benefits
● O’Rourke created the app, the GoodGuide-notifies consumers of the track record of the
specific product/company
● Limitations placed on consumers can be changed through social and political activism
● Trade carrying cargo ships powered by diesel engines are among the world’s highest
pollution combustion sources per ton of fuel
● Greige goods-premade clothing to keep up with the fast pace of the textile industry
● Information technology-the evolution of computers, semiconductors, fiber optics, etc,
which have laid the foundation for the elaborate management systems that have
enabled companies to find the cheapest, fastest path to making distributing products.
● Trade agreements and international financial institutions-establish the rules by which the
global distribution system and t-m-w model operates
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Document Summary
Two major idea of the age of exploration- lean manufacturing and lean retail. Lean manufacturing---i. e. toyota: initially it was to reduce energy and time waste but turned to eliminating cost regardless of the consequences. The balance of power has shifted from the manufacturers to the brands and retailers treadmill -if the manufacturers try to improve working conditions and wages, the factories move to some other countries where costs are lower. Lean retail-seeks out to cut costs-lower workers" salaries and refuse to provide health care benefits; biggest way to cut cost is to eliminate inventory. The pressure to meet demands affects the employment trend as there is an inc in part time, contract jobs that are subject to lower wages and no benefits. Green lean instead of mean lean--have an entirely transparent society where stakeholders include community members and consumers---can pull the stop cord=pressure to produce goods that optimize labor, social and environmental benefits.
