Twif chapter 2 flatteners

FLATTENER #1: 11/9/89THE COLD WAR (1945-1991):-A CONTINUING STATE OF POLITICAL CONFLICT, MILITARY TENSION, &ECONOMIC COMPETITION BETWEEN THE EASTERN BLOC EUROPEANCOUNTRIES (RUSSIA) & THE WESTERN WORLD (AMERICA).-THE COLD WAR WAS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN 2 ECONOMIES: CAPITALISM &COMMUNISM.BERLIN WALL (1961-1989):-AFTER WWII GERMANY WAS DIVIDED INTO 4 OCCUPATION ZONES.-BERLIN BECAME THE CENTER OF GERMANY.-THE WALL BECAME THE SYMBOL OF THE IRON CURTAIN BETWEEN WESTERNEUROPE (NON-COMMUNIST) & THE EASTERN BLOC (COMMUNIST).

THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL-THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL SYMBOLIZED THE END OF THE COLD WAR.-CAPITALISM BEAT COMMUNISM.-IT TIPPED THE BALANCE OF POWER ACROSS THE WORLD TOWARD THOSEADVOCATING DEMOCRATIC, CONSENSUAL, FREE-MARKET-ORIENTED GOVERNANCE,& AWAY FROM THOSE ADVOCATING AUTHORITARIAN RULE WITH CENTRALLYPLANNED ECONOMIES.-MORE ECONOMIES ARE GOVERNED FROM THE GROUND UP, BY THE INTERESTS,DEMANDS, & ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE, RATHER THAN FROM THE TOP DOWN, BYTHE INTERESTS OF SOME NARROW RULING FACTION.

FLATTENER #2: 8/9/95-THE NETSCAPE WEB BROWSER LAUNCHED PUBLICLY ON 8/9/95 & THEWORLD HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE.-IT POPULARIZED THE INTERNET & THE WEB AS TOOLS OF BOTHCONNECTIVITY & COMMERCE.-THE INTERNET BECAME ACCESSIBLE TO TO EVERYONE FROM 5-YEAR-OLDSTO 95-YEAR-OLDS.-15 DAYS AFTER NETSCAPE WENT PUBLIC WINDOWS 95 LAUNCHED &BECAME THE OPERATING SYSTEM USED BY THE MOST PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

FLATTENER #3: WORK FLOW SOFTWARE-THE ABILITY OF MACHINES TO “TALK” TO OTHER MACHINES WITH NOHUMAN INVOLVEMENT.-THIS LED TO AN EMERGENCE OF SOFTWARE PROTOCOLS -SMTP: SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL (E-MAIL) -HTML: THE LANGUAGE THAT ENABLED ANYONE TO DESIGN & PUBLISH DOCUMENTS THAT COULD BE TRANSMITTED TO & READ ON ANY COMPUTER ANYWHERE.-THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH AS A RESULT OF THIS FLATTENER WAS THECOMBINATION OF THE PC & E-MAIL.

FLATTENER #4: UPLOADING-BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY FORMS OF COLLABORATIONIN THE FLAT WORLD.-EXAMPLES: -BLOGS -WIKIPEDIA-“THE MOST DISRUPTIVE FORCE OF ALL” The Absent Minded ProfessorThis blog will be a daily online journal for class. I will post notes about what we discussedin class, what we will be doing in the next class, and reminders of upcoming assignments. There is an old Chinese proverb that says: "Teachers open the door. You enter byyourself." This blog follows this proverb. It is my job to keep it updated daily; it is your job to follow through on the updates.

FLATTENER #5: OUTSOURCING- SUBCONTRACTING A BUSINESS PROCESS TO THE CHEAPEST, SMARTEST, MOSTPROFICIENT PROVIDER WITH EXPERTISE IN THE PROCESS.-HAS ALLOWED COMPANIES TO SPLIT SERVICE & MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIESINTO COMPONENTS.-EACH COMPONENT PERFORMED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE WAY.

FLATTENER #6: OFFSHORING-THE RELOCATION OF PRODUCTION, SERVICES, OR OTHER BUSINESSPRACTICES TO ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT OFFERS BETTER COMPETITIVEADVANTAGES (CHEAPTER LABOR, LOWER TAXES & FEWER REGULATIONS).1) PRODUCT OFFSHORING:-RELOCATION OF PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO LOWER-COSTDESTINATION (MANUFACTURING).2) SERVICES OFFSHORING:-SHIFT PRODUCTION OF SERVICE TO LOW COST COUNTRIES (CUSTOMERSERVICE).CONCERNS:-DISPLACED DOMESTIC WORKERS-LEVEL OF SERVICE

FLATTENER #7: SUPPLY CHAINING-A SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE, ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION &RESOURCES INVOLVED IN MOVING A PRODUCT/SERVICE FROM SUPPLIER TORETAILER TO CUSTOMER.-WAL-MART’S ABILITY TO MOVE 2.3 BILLION GENERAL MERCHANDISECARTONS A YEAR GLOBALLY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EXAMPLE.

FLATTENER #8: INSOURCING-OPPOSITE OF OUTSOURCING.-THE DELEGATION OF OPERATIONS OR JOBS FROM PRODUCTION WITHIN ABUSINESS TO AN INTERNAL ENTITY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THAT OPERATION.-USED TO REDUCE COSTS, TAXES, LABOR, & TRANSPORTATION.-EXAMPLE: -TOSHIBA HAS CONTRACTED WITH UPS TO FUNCTION AS ITS REPAIR & MAINTENANCE OPERATION. -UPS EMPLOYEES USE UPS FACILITIES TO REPAIR TOSHIBA COMPUTERS FOR TOSHBA CUSTOMERS.

FLATTENER #9: IN-FORMING-ALLOWS PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO RESEARCH ANYTHING OR ANYONEALL ON THEIR OWN.-ALLOWS PRODUCTS TO INSTEAD OF BEING PUSHED ON CONSUMERSBY COMPANIES TO BE PULLED ON CONSUMERS BY CONSUMERSTHROUGH RESEARCH.-EXAMPLES (SEARCH ENGINES): -YAHOO, GOOGLE, MSN SEARCH

FLATTENER #10: THE STEROIDS-FRIEDMAN IDENTIFIES FOUR 21ST CENTURY FACTORS THAT AMPLIFY & TURBOCHARGE EACH OF THE 9 OTHER FLATTENERS.1) DIGITAL-CONVERTING ANALOG DATA INTO DIGITIZED DATA (COMMUNICATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, ENTERTAINMENT) & CAN THEREFORE BE SHAPED, MANIPULATED, & TRANSMITTED OVER COMPUTERS, INTERNET, SATELLITES.2) VIRTUAL-THE ABOVE CAN BE DONE AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.3) MOBILE-THANKS TO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY THE ABOVE CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE.4) PERSONAL-THE ABOVE CAN BE DONE BY YOU, FOR YOU, ON YOUR OWN DEVICE.

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