Uses the purchasing of a new bicycle to illustrate the entire purchasing process, including the computerised ordering at the store, operations at the steel mill and on the assembly line, and the transportation of the finished product.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504730
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Commerce
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)