Nike Sneakers
Basics of the Product:
Raw Materials: Leather (Supplied by South American cattle farms); Rubber (Supplied by South American rubber tree farms); Cotton (Supplied by Southern US cotton farms); Polyester
Manufactured in: Privately owned factories in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Distribution: All Nike products are shipped from Asian factories to the company's distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee. They are then taken all over the country to stores and outlets.
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4 Categories of Globalization
Problem: Because of Nike's impact on Asian culture, traditional aspects of Asian fashion are becoming much less common. Taking away such a significant part of Asian culture will make the countries less like Asia and more like America. This creates a lack of cultural diversity, which makes the world and its people much less interesting and unique.
Problem: Because Nike outsourced most of their jobs to Asia, very few Americans can be employed at their company. The American people do not appreciate the idea of outsourcing, and dislike Nike and many other companies for doing it.
Problem: Nike owns much of the sportswear industry. This means that if another company improves on a design, they would struggle to get out of Nike's shadow and market their product as rivaling Nike's equivalent product.
Problem: Some of the materials Nike uses to make products impact the environment. Anything polyester based is made with petroleum, which can only be harvested by drilling into the earth. This drilling can sometimes spill oil into the ocean, severely harming all plants and animals around the spill.