1. Extern
1.1. Battery
1.1.1. The power adapter
1.1.1.1. Thailand
1.1.1.1.1. Thai-owned factory
1.1.1.2. China
1.1.1.2.1. Taiwanese, Korean, or American-owned factory
1.1.2. The power cord
1.1.2.1. China, Malaysia and India
1.1.2.1.1. British-owned company
1.2. Design
1.2.1. The LCD display
1.2.1.1. South Korea
1.2.1.1.1. (Samsung or LG.Philips LCD)
1.2.1.2. Japan
1.2.1.2.1. (Toshiba or Sharp)
1.2.1.3. Taiwan
1.2.1.3.1. (Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Hannstar Display, or AU Optronics)
1.2.2. The Notebook carrying bag
1.2.2.1. China
1.2.2.1.1. Irish-owned company
1.2.2.2. China
1.2.2.2.1. American-owned
1.2.3. The keyboard
1.2.3.1. Tianjin, China
1.2.3.1.1. Japanese-owned company
1.2.3.2. Shenzen, China
1.2.3.2.1. Taiwanese owned factory
1.2.3.3. Suzhou, China
1.2.3.3.1. Taiwanese owned factory
1.3. Memory
1.3.1. The removable memorystick
1.3.1.1. Israel
1.3.1.1.1. Israeli-owned company
2. Orders By Phone or Dell.com
2.1. Order process
2.1.1. Parts are ordered from SLCS (nearby)
2.1.2. Supplier gets a signal
2.1.3. The SCL Trucks deliver the parts to the Dell manufacturing plant and unload them
3. Supplier Logistics Centers (SLC's)
3.1. Intern
3.1.1. The Intel microprocessor
3.1.1.1. Phillippines
3.1.1.2. China
3.1.1.3. Costa Rica
3.1.1.4. Malaysia
3.1.2. The CD/DVD drive
3.1.2.1. Indonesia and Philippines
3.1.2.1.1. South Korean-owned company
3.1.2.2. Malaysia and China
3.1.2.2.1. Japanese-owned factory
3.1.2.3. China
3.1.2.3.1. Japanese-owned factory
3.1.3. The memory
3.1.3.1. Korea
3.1.3.1.1. Korea-owned factory
3.1.4. The battery
3.1.4.1. Malaysia
3.1.4.1.1. American owned company
3.1.4.2. Mexico, Malaysia or China
3.1.4.2.1. Japanese owned company
3.1.4.3. South Korean or Taiwan
3.1.4.3.1. (SDI or Simplo)
3.1.5. The wireless card
3.1.5.1. China
3.1.5.1.1. American-owned factory
3.1.5.1.2. Malaysia -owned factory
3.1.5.2. China
3.1.5.2.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
3.1.5.2.2. China-owned factory
3.1.6. The cooling fan
3.1.6.1. Taiwan
3.1.6.1.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
3.1.7. The modem
3.1.7.1. China
3.1.7.1.1. Taiwanese-owned company
3.1.7.2. China
3.1.7.2.1. (Foxconn)
3.1.8. My graphics card
3.1.8.1. China
3.1.8.1.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
4. Essemblage
4.1. Penang
4.1.1. Arrival in Nashville would have been only four days.