labor Flashcards
most important site factor is
labor
china has ———of worlds manufacturing workers
1/4
india has—–of worlds manufacturing workers
1/5
mdcs combine have ——-of world manufactuing workers
1/5
whats a labor intensive industry
wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a ahigh percentage of expenses
are textiles labor intensive
yes
how do you know textiles are labor intensive
they are 6% of world manufacturing dollar value but 14% for manufacturing employment
synthetic fbier accounts for ———— of thread production
3/4
whats a spinster
unmarried woman in the industrial rev.
where is spinning
lowwage countries
china has 2/3 worlds cotton thread
regenerated synthetic fibers
produced from natural rawmaterials to produce fibers uitable for weaving
true synthetic fibers
made from like petrochemicals that dont naturally formfibers
first commercially successful regenerated synthetic fiber
rayon-processing cellulose from wood pulp
first true synthetic fiber
nylon-from petroleum in 1937
leading synthetic today
polyester (1/3 synthetic fiber production)
dominant fabric producers countries
china and india
why are china nad india leading fabric producers
low labor cost overshadows high expense for shipping inputs and products
china has —— of worlds woven cotton fabric production
60%
india has —— of worlds woven cotton fabric production
30%
first functional sewing machine invented by
french barthelemy thimmonnier1830
first commercially successful sewing machine invented by
isaac cinger 1850
what happened to thimmonnier’s machine
destroyed by partisan tailors afraid of losing jobs
—play larger roles in asembly than spinning cuz——
MDCS
the consumers are in MDCS
