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ch. 11 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Break-of-Bulk point | A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another. |
| Bulk gaining industery | An industry in which the final product weighs more or compromises a greater volume than the inputs. |
| Bulk-reducing industery | An industry in which the final product weighs less or compromises a lower volume than the inputs. |
| Cottage industery | Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the industrial revolution. |
| Fordist | form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly. |
| Industrial revolution | A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods. |
| Labor-intensive industery | An industry in which labor costs make up a high percentage of total expenses. |
| Maquiladora | Factories built by U.S. Companies in Mexico near the U.S.borer, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico. |
| New industrial division of labor | Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less-skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries. |
| Outsourcing | turning over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers. |
| Post-fordist | Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks. |
| Right-to-work laws | A.U.S.state that has passed a law preventing a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment |
| Site factors | location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital. |
| Situation factors | Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory. |
| Textile | A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothes. |
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