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26 Cards in this Set
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international monetary fund |
organization gives loans to poor countries (justin huynh) |
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industrial revolution |
social and economic changed in agriculture commerce and manufacturing that resulted from technological innovations and specialization in the late eighteenth century in Europe (justin huynh)int |
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intermodal connections |
places where two or more modes of transportation meet (including air road rail barge and ship) |
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just in time delivery |
method of inventory management made possible by efficient transportation and communication systems, whereby companies keep on hand just what they need for near term production (justin huynh) |
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least cost theory |
model by alfred weber that said according to which the location of manufacturing establishments is determined by the minimization of three expenses: labor transportation and agglomeration (justin huynh) |
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newly industrialiIng countries |
states that underwent industrialization after ww2 and whose economies have grown at a rapid pace (justin huynh) |
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offshore |
with reference to production, to outsource to a third party located outside of the country ex. ford parts made in mexico (justin huynh) |
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outsourced |
with reference to production, to turn over to a third party in part or in total ez. outsource call center service jobs to india |
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product life cuclr |
introduction, growth, maturation and decline of a product (justin huynh) |
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product life cuclr |
introduction, growth, maturation and decline of a product (justin huynh) |
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rust belt |
post industrial region of the northeast and midwest, referring to its economic decline, population loss, urban decay due to shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector (justin huynh) |
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product life cuclr |
introduction, growth, maturation and decline of a product (justin huynh) |
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rust belt |
post industrial region of the northeast and midwest, referring to its economic decline, population loss, urban decay due to shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector (justin huynh) |
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spatial fix |
the movement of production from one sit to another based on the place based cost advantages (justin huynh) |
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product life cuclr |
introduction, growth, maturation and decline of a product (justin huynh) |
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rust belt |
post industrial region of the northeast and midwest, referring to its economic decline, population loss, urban decay due to shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector (justin huynh) |
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spatial fix |
the movement of production from one sit to another based on the place based cost advantages (justin huynh) |
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sun belt |
the south and southwest region of us where climate is warm |
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product life cuclr |
introduction, growth, maturation and decline of a product (justin huynh) |
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rust belt |
post industrial region of the northeast and midwest, referring to its economic decline, population loss, urban decay due to shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector (justin huynh) |
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spatial fix |
the movement of production from one sit to another based on the place based cost advantages (justin huynh) |
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sun belt |
the south and southwest region of us where climate is warm |
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technopole |
centers or nodes of high tech research and activity around the high technology corridor (justin huynh) |
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vertical integration |
ownership by the same firm of a number of companies that exist along a variety of points on a commodity chain (justin huynh) |
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vertical integration |
ownership by the same firm of a number of companies that exist along a variety of points on a commodity chain (justin huynh) |
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world trade organizatjon |
organization of 100+ governments who work to promote freer trade among member states (justin huynh) |
