Perhaps the best example is the use of IT to improve the links in the supply chain from vendor to retailer, to create a so-called glass pipeline through which retailers’ orders can be monitored as they progress (McKinsey 2002). Flexibility also has been evident in other industries.
But over the next two days we will also hear about experiences in western European countries or the U.S. After all, FDI trends worldwide are dominated by the richest countries. About three-quarters of the global FDI stock is currently located in developed countries and the vast majority of FDI funds invested worldwide comes from developed countries.