787梦想客机——波音公司的最新产品,是闻名的美国产品,它在华盛顿州组装并销往世界各地。然而,梦想客机不仅在全球范围内销售,而且在全球范围内生产。许多部件都在美国以外的地区制造:中央机身来自意大利,飞行舱的座位来自英国,轮胎来自日本,起落装置来自法国,货舱门来自瑞典。飞机只是跨国制造的例子之一,汽车、手机和医疗器械等越来越多的产品在一个地方最终生产,但其投入品却来自其他许多地区。这归因于过去二十多年来 787 Dreamliner, Boeing’s newest product, is a well-known American product that is assembled in Washington State and sold worldwide. However, Dreamliner is not only marketed worldwide, but also globally. Many parts are manufactured outside the United States: the central fuselage is from Italy, the flight seat is from the United Kingdom, the tire is from Japan, the landing gear is from France and the cargo door is from Sweden. Aircraft are just one example of a multinational manufacturing where more and more products such as cars, cell phones and medical devices are eventually produced in one place, but their inputs come from many other regions. This is due to the past two decades