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`a location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
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Break-of-bulk point
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An industry in which the final product weighs less or compromises a greater volume than the imputs.
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Bulk-gaining-industry
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An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the imputs.
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Bulk-reducing theory
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Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the industrial revolution.
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Cottage industry
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Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.
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Fordist
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Series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
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Industrial revolution
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Industry for which labor costs make up a large percentage of total expenses.
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Labor intensive industry
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Factories built in US companies in Mexico or near the US border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico.
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Maquiladora
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Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.
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New International Division of Labor
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Decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production of independent suppliers.
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Outsourcing
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Adoption by companies of flexible work rules such as allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.
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Post-fordist
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A US 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,
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Right-to-work-laws
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Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital.
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Site factors
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Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital
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Situation factors
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A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing
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Textile
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