Hey Hey

Ashley Aquino 213447776 Amardeep Kaur 11:30AM 04/2015

Word Count: 697

The Importance of Traceability

Globalization is the process that allows parts of the world to be

interconnected. It is the root cause why cultures are progressing and adapting to

others. Many companies across the globe do not share the information regarding

their products, minimizing the traceability a product has. In this paper I will argue

that companies should give more traceability for their products. It gives the

advantage of knowledge toward products and consumer comfortability in

purchasing these products.

Consuming products from companies connects you to the various parts of

the globe. Products vary from everyday essentials such as food, clothing, and

household appliances. Through these goods you learn more about a country’s

culture. You become connected as part of their commodity chain and the

traceability of the products. These products travel along the chain to different

countries creating spatial patterns between them. The spatial pattern that is

detectable within the map I have constructed seems to be spatial point patterns.

For example, in particular continents such as North American and Europe the

countries for the location of head quarters, production facilities and raw materials

are concentrated in areas close together. The map not only reveals point

patterns but it shows that neighboring countries and countries that are

developing trade goods within each other.

Many well-known companies do not provide consumers with complete

information on where and what their products are made of. The information

Ashley Aquino 213447776 Amardeep Kaur 11:30AM 04/2015

available from companies is their headquarters,...