Ch 11 KI 4 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Fordist Production | A form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly |
| Just in Time Delivery | Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed |
| Maquiladora | A factory built by a US company in Mexico near the US border, to take advantage of the much lower labor costs in Mexico |
| New International 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 | A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers |
| Post Fordist Production | Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks |
| Right to Work Law | A US law that prevents a union and a company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join the union as a condition of employment |
| Vertical Integration | An approach typical of traditional mass production in which a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process |
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