Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 9P
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Interpretation: The potential threat of some domestic industries in United States in the face of foreign competition.

Concept Introduction: Paul Krugman, the American economist keeps the view that most of the domestic products of American industries are consumed domestically. Some domestic industries of United States have been hardest hit by foreign competition. If these industries fail altogether the American economy would face some potential threats.

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