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In early days, companies manufactured their goods close to places where they would be sold as well as the manufacturing process was implemented within the domestic regions of these companies. However, nowadays with the involvement of technologies into business activities under the environment of globalization, the way of multinational business operation has been utterly changed. Organizations in every corner of the globe would access to the resources without difficulties that were untouchable at a former time.

As Palmisano (2006) argued that the globally integrated enterprise has stated that how the corporations have evolved constantly in its long history and at present MNC's are far different from the international firms of hundred years ago. The globally integrated enterprises that are emerging in the late twentieth century are a big leap in the trading enterprises. The emergence of international corporations started in the mid nineteenth century and by far corporations have evolved constantly to systematize production market by market evidencing several significant changes. In this manner, the author has argued that multinational corporations have not transformed to globally integrated enterprise because of some of the pertinent changes that occurred across the world economy. It has been asserted that global integration results in various opportunities and challenges, but the globally integrated enterprises are now a capable actor on the world stage.

Feedback from the tutor:

The discussion question response should be geared toward explaining the implications of global integration will have for organisations when deciding what technology to use in their supply network, such as the possibility of having production facilities spread over a large geographic area and marketing to a wider customer base. The changes will require the use of automated tracking technology, networks, Internet, etc. You mentioned that "In early days, companies manufactured their goods close to places where they would be sold as well as the manufacturing process was implemented within the domestic regions of these companies. However, nowadays with the involvement of technologies into business activities under the environment of globalization, the way of multinational business operation has been utterly changed. Organizations in every corner of the globe would access to the resources without difficulties that were untouchable at a former time". I am not sure I follow this introduction section completely. It was somewhat generalized and unsupported. Please describe the relevance of this introduction to the balance of your response. Be sure to include dates instead of stating "In early days" and support for this in your response.

Question:

I am not sure I follow this introduction section completely. It was somewhat generalized and unsupported. Please describe the relevance of this introduction to the balance of your response. Be sure to include dates instead of stating "In early days" and support for this in your response.

My personal understanding to this question:

The bold part was only a general introduction and personal summary of the contents, however, the tutor raised question to this part to clarify what is the early days, and how the technology can help organizations to reach resources that are unthinkable before. And he wants a relevance of this introduction to the discussion. So please help me to write a proper explanation.

Requirement:

1. No words limit but recommend to write more than 150.

2. Based on the question, please add some example or academic reference in the response.

3. Reference style must be in Harvard style.

4. Write a response and further explanation based on the question.