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Side A ------ Side B
maquiladora ------ factories built by U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage  of much lower labor costs in Mexico
Industrial Revolution ------ a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
bulk-reducing industry ------ an economic activity in which the final product weighs less than the inputs
bulk-gaining industry ------ an economic activity in which the final product weighs more than the inputs
break-of-bulk point ------ a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible
labor-intensive industry ------ an industry for which labor costs make up a high percentage of total expenses
textiles ------ a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing
cottage industry ------ manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution
right-to-work laws ------ require a factory to maintain a so-called "open shop" and prohibit a "closed shop"
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 ------ turning over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliersF
Fordist production ------ form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly
post-Fordist production ------ adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks

Side A ------ Side B
maquiladora ------ factories built by U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage  of much lower labor costs in Mexico
Industrial Revolution ------ a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
bulk-reducing industry ------ an economic activity in which the final product weighs less than the inputs
bulk-gaining industry ------ an economic activity in which the final product weighs more than the inputs
break-of-bulk point ------ a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible
labor-intensive industry ------ an industry for which labor costs make up a high percentage of total expenses
textiles ------ a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing
cottage industry ------ manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution
right-to-work laws ------ require a factory to maintain a so-called "open shop" and prohibit a "closed shop"
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 ------ turning over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliersF
Fordist production ------ form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly
post-Fordist production ------ adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks