Assignment # 3

After reading "Unmade in America: the true cost of a global assembly line - Essay" many things came to my mind. First off, the problem with Command and Control is that we as a country are too indecisive. We as a society cannot decide whether something is truly good or bad for us. The explanation of globalization in two key points show this. The two arguments are:


(1) Globalization is good because it spreads what is good in America, such as a liberal approach to business, and McDonald's.
(2) Globalization is bad because it spreads what is worst about America, such as a liberal approach to business, and McDonald's.


We as a society are so indecisive and out of control that we cannot come together and figure out what is truly "good" or "bad" for us. How many times have you heard that McDonalds is a positive place, where family's come together and enjoy dinner. Then how many times have you heard that McDonald's is a negative place because it serves unhealthy food? McSpotlight highlights the problems with McDonalds as a corperation. This deals with both command and control of too many distributers uneducated on the effects of its food. I myself have heard both of these arguments many times. The author points out this problem and how our country wastes needed time on things that most of the time do not add to our growth as a nation. This is an outcome of poor command and control.


Another problem which is pointed out by the author is the communication problem. Because of the hierarchy of power there is a lack of communication between certain groups of people. This is where I think we need a large change. There should be some communication between the higher placed groups and the lower placed groups in general. I say this because, how many of us have played the telephone game. As a child you do not understand the true importance of this game. You sit in a circle and start with a message. The message is then sent around the group and at the end you have a totally different message all together. This is exactly what happens in large corperations and businesses.


The author also shows how so many companys rely on foreign countries to construct the product. This slows down production because of the travel and also the state of the country manufacturing the product.Alexis points out key arguments made by the author on command and control. Joy
makes a good point with the problem with the command/control model, pointing out that using outside sources slows down production.