Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 10P
Summary Introduction
Interpretation: The risks from too little emphasis on international competitiveness according to Krugman
Concept Introduction: International competiveness is the outcome of greater competition between national companies and overseas companies in a nation.
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