Flatteners 7-10

Flattener #7: Supply chaining

Friedman compares the nowadays supply chain to a river. He gives Wal-Mart as the best example for this, streamlining sales, distribution and shipping using technology. Friedman thinks that supply chains flattens the world because the keep the prices comparatively low, and are available in most areas despite the fact that employee salaries are low.  

 Flattener #8: In sourcing

When a company for example, a car company imports some parts to use in their vehicles and sell it as their own. Friedman uses UPS as an example for this because the use Toshiba computers in the interest of Toshiba, in which the work is done by the  UPS employees.

Flattener #9: In forming

Google, Yahoo!, and MSN are some examples for informing. Friedman explains this and say people were never able to find information about everything by their own. People now have the access for all information around the world. For instance there are 1 billion Google search were it was 150 million Google search some years before.

Flattener#10: The Steroids

Friedman calls phones, iPods digitals steroids because they help to strength other flatteners. As an example for this, which Friedman man gives is voice calls via the Internet because they make people able to call people around the world and for no money that what makes telecommunication easier.

The Most Popular Steroid

            The most popular steroid in my opinion is the ability to make phone calls via the Internet (VOIP). As I see it most people are using Skype or Viber to make phone calls. Moreover, and in my opinion the quality of the Viber calls are way better than the GSM calls, that's why it has a very big impact on my society.