In recent times, we have experienced the wonders of a worldwide, efficiency-driven supply chain for goods that we need and want. In the last two years, we have also experienced the perils of that Rube Goldberg-esque economic machine. This is not a new phenomenon. This has been a multidecade change in how business is done in America. Goods are cheaper. Manufacturing is more automated. Items are mass produced on a larger scale than ever. The advent of internet-based technology has accelerated aspects of this change, from the development of online shopping and payment systems to the rapid-delivery of retailers like Amazon.
Essays from West of 98: A New Local Sufficiency
Essays from West of 98: A New Local…
Essays from West of 98: A New Local Sufficiency
In recent times, we have experienced the wonders of a worldwide, efficiency-driven supply chain for goods that we need and want. In the last two years, we have also experienced the perils of that Rube Goldberg-esque economic machine. This is not a new phenomenon. This has been a multidecade change in how business is done in America. Goods are cheaper. Manufacturing is more automated. Items are mass produced on a larger scale than ever. The advent of internet-based technology has accelerated aspects of this change, from the development of online shopping and payment systems to the rapid-delivery of retailers like Amazon.