Question: In March 2011, ABC world news ran a special series called "Made in America." In the opening program, correspondents David Muir and Sharyn Alfonsi removed all foreign made products from a family's Dallas, Texas, home and found that there was virtually nothing left when they finished. How many in your home were made in America? For this exercise, pick three different consumer products from your home (e.g., a shirt, a toy or game, a phone, a shoe a sheet or pillowcase, a coffeemaker.) Try to find the following information for each product, as shown in the table. To find this information, use website, articles on the company from various business newspapers and magazines, and the labels on the items or user manuals. You could also try calling the company and talking with someone there.
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Products
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What country do materials come from?
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Where is it manufactured or assembled?
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Which country does the marketing and adverting?
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In what different countries is the product sold?
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What can you conclude about international products and organization based on your analysis?