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GSS
functions in a global economy and whether
you realize it or not, you do too. Chances
are, if you look around the room you're in
you'll see products from everywhere in the
world. Raw materials from one country, components
or parts from another, assembly in a third
and so it goes.
But where a product is from is just a very
small part of the earnings equation. The steps
a product takes from raw material to finished
product is what is important. Each step represents
an opportunity to make money.
Consider what it takes to manufacture, distribute
and retail any product. Each and every step
of the trade process is arranged by a broker
-- from raw materials acquisition, to locating
parts and components, to contracting labor,
to purchasing equipment and tools, to arranging
packaging, to scheduling shipping, to securing
funding -- every step is brokered and
fees are earned. Remember too, that many steps
in the process are repeated over and over
as materials move from company to company.
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