Marketing Globalization and Manufacturing Outside of the USA

A. For this assignment, you will need to list everything you were wearing on the first day of class (or, if you were not in class, the day you read this assignment). Next to each item, indicate the country the item was manufactured. Include all items, such as sunglass and jewelry. For items for which the country is not specified (like jewelry), determine where it was manufactured by doing a little research.

B. Once you have listed the items and their country of origin, indicate the percentage of items manufactured in the U.S. Also, list the top three countries of origin.

C. Lastly, write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about your observations.

A. the items and their country of origin:
1. Shoes -Nike-  Indonesia 2. Socks  -Nike- China 3. Jeans - Levi Strauss - USA 4. Belt- 5. Boxers - Jockey- 6. Undershirt - Jockey- 7. Shirt - Perlis - Bangladesh 8. Phone- Apple- China 9. Cologne- 

B. Once you have listed the items and their country of origin--
indicate the percentage of items manufactured in the U.S: 1/9

1. top three countries of origin.2. top three countries of origin.3. top three countries of origin.

C. Lastly, write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about your observations.

The United States was once the manufacturing giant of the world but almost all of my daily apparel is made outside the United States, despite having domestic headquarters.

I think the United States should make sure to protect its intellectual property from foreign knock off brands if we are going to compete globally.

The manufacturing conditions of China allow companies to create a lot of products for a cheaper price, which encourages businesses to manufacture products in China.


Most customers care more about the price of a product than where their product was manufactured, including myself.