GE-CW: The Contemporary World
QUIZ ASSIGNMENT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
02 QUIZ ASSIGNMENT 1
Choose one specific foreign product
being sold in the Philippines.
Identify the countries involved in the
manufacturing of the chosen product.
Indicate the corresponding service the
country does for the product.
Aside from the Philippines, list other
countries in which the product is being
sold.
Cite the kinds of technology that made
the creation of the product possible.
Consider communications and
transportation.
Write one to three statements about the
creation of the product. What did you
notice from doing this activity?
Louis Vuitton Bag
France, Spain, and United States are the countries where the
leather goods collections are exclusively produced in their
workshops. These three countries are the one who produce
louis Vuitton bags from raw material to finished product.
United States, France, China (inc. Hong Kong and Macau),
Japan, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Spain,
Russia, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, India, Korea, Switzerland,
UAE, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
Louis Vuitton uses computer programs to help leather workers
identify flaws in the skin they receive, reducing earlier the
number of defects and the number of faulty products returned.
Vuitton also redesigned its distribution system in hubs and
spokes to meet customers demand faster: with a global
distribution center near Paris, they are now able to ship
products to six regional distribution centers in the world.
LV managed to reach a smart combination of automation and
hand-made processes leading to a better ratio between quality
and speed, enhancing the reputation of the brand. I notice from
doing this activity that even though Louis Vuitton Bag is belong
to luxury item, many people around the world still purchasing it
because of the quality and due to the popularity of the brand.
Questions and activities lifted from the book of
Aldama P.K. (2018) and Claudio, L., & Abinales, P. (2018)