Ch. 11 Vocab Flashcards
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another
Break-of-Bulk point
An industry in which the final product wights more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs
Bulk-gaining industry
An industry in which the final products weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs
Bulk-reducing industry
Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found prior to the Industrial Revolution
Cottage Industry
Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly
Fordist Production
A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
Industrial Revolution
An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses
Labor-intensive industry
Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico
Maquiladora
transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries
New international division of labor
A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers
Outsourcing
Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks
Post-Fordist production
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
Right-to-work state
Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, sch as land, labor, and capital
Site factors
Location factors, related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory
Situation factors
A fabric made by weaving, using in making clothing
Textile
