You Want to Discover Who Made the Comforter on Your

question 80

Multiple Choice

You want to discover who made the comforter on your bed. You notice that one tag says, "Made in the USA from imported materials" and another tag says, "Shell made in China." Eventually, you discover that the cotton for your comforter was grown in Egypt, the thread made in Thailand, the shell woven in China, and the down harvested in South America, before the comforter was assembled in the United States. What is this an example of?

• A) unionization
• B) a contingent workforce
• C) knowledge workers
• D) the death of distance
• E) deep integration

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