For U manufacturing, the World Wide...

For U manufacturing, the World Wide Web and globalization are sum of two units sides of a double-edged sword. The Web has enhanced many business functions, slicing end old inefficiencies by providing real-time data and instantaneous communication. Globalization has proven the one and the other a boon and a bust to American industry, opening the door to opportunities unavailable in past decades, fiercely increasing competition in the bargain.

These sum of two units forces of change have left no area of doing business untouched, especially management While the work of purchasing agents has been eased according to the efficiency-enhancements of e-commerce, the events of globalization have been mixed.