AP HuGe Chapter 11 Vocabulary Terms

Animate Power

power supplied by animal or by people

Biomass Fuel

fuel derived from wood. plant material, or animal waste

Break-of-bulk point

a location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another

Bulk-gaining industry

an industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs

bulk-reducing industry

an industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume then the inputs

cottage industry

manufacturing based in homes rather than in factories, most common prior to the industrial revolution

fordist prodution

a form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to preform repeatedly

fossil fuel

an energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago

just in time delivery

shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed

labor intensive industry

an industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses

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

recycling

the separation, collection, processing marketing and reuse of unwanted materiel

re manufacturing

the rebuilding of a product to specification of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused repaired and new parts

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

site factors

location factors related to the cost of factors of production inside a plant such as land labor and capital

situation factors

location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory

vertical intergration

an approach typical of traditional mass production in which a company controls all phases of highly complex production process

capital

the funds to establish new factories or expand existing ones

textiles

a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth