Multinational Corporation Project

Ped Corporation

History: How it Began Ped Corporation has been making shoes for that last ten

years.

It’s founder, Peder Schues, began his company from his home.

He started by turning old tires into flip flops.

History: From Local to Global The company soon expanded into making more than flip

flops.

When Ped Corporation started making sneakers, that was when the company became a multinational corporation.

To keep costs down, Peder created satellite companies in other countries to manufacture the shoes.

Map of Materials

Site

Labor: need large supply of cheap labor to make the sneakers

Situation

Transportation:

My company needs to be near ports for ship transportation.

This is a result of our labor being in other countries.

Economic Sectors

Primary: get raw materials to make the upper, midsole and outer sole

Secondary: putting the sneaker together

Economic Sectors Tertiary: managing the sneaker distribution centers

Quaternary: creation of new foams and rubber for the sneaker

Type of Industry

Labor Intensive Industry

Bulk-gaining Industry