Global Production 1.6

Question 1

Technology in global production

Answer 1

Textile products can be designed in one country and made in another sent via technology in seconds
Allows factories to be anywere because of electronic communications

Question 2

Brands

Answer 2

Factory’s will make products for many different brands usually with same machines and workers ( different designs material and quality is needed )
Levi’s jeans Nike trainers
Brand names give customer assurance on quality they will get making them well know and increase in sales
Give image ( trademark logo colour etc )

Question 3

Off shore production

Answer 3

Labour is cheaper and materials more readily available
Many products sold in UK made in another country
Environmental cost: air pollution cars airplanes ships etc
Employment in UK decreasing in this industry
Work conditions in other countries poor long hrs poor pay high temps

Question 4

Imports and exports

Answer 4

UK fashion market trades with many countries scale of trade depends on labour and material cost etc
Manufacturing in UK decreasing over yrs as low cost products made overseas ( uk only normally specialised one off products )