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Industry
AP Human Industry
Term | Definition |
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Fordist Production | Mass production in which each employee is given a specific task to continuously perform. |
Bulk-Reducing Industry | Industry in which the final product is lighter or has a lower volume than the inputs. |
Cottage Industry | Manufcaturing in homes instead of a factory. Mostly found before the Industrial Revolution. |
Industrial Revolution | Technological improvements that reformed the process of production. |
Labor-Intensive Industry | Industry in which labor-costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses. |
Maquiladora | Factories built by the U.S. close to the U.S.-Mexico border, to take advantage of low labor costs in Mexico. |
New International Division of Labor | The transfer of some jobs to less developed countries. |
Outsourcing | Corporate decision to turn over much responsibility for manufcaturing to independent suppliers. |
Post-Fordist Production | Flexible work rules. |
Right-to-Work State | A U.S. state that prevents a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires employees to join a union as a condition of employment. |
Site Factors | Location factors related to the costs of factors of production. |
Situation Factors | Location factors correlated with the transportation of materials to and fro a factory. |
Textile | Fabric made from weaving. |
Break-of-Bulk Point | The location where transporting is possible from one mode of transportation to another. |
Bulk-Gaining Industry | Industry in which the final product is heavier or has a greater volume than the inputs. |