Operations Management
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.6, Problem 3RQ
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Case summary:
The case deals about the importance of the manufacturing sector. The employment opportunities and development of the service sector does not mean that the manufacturing sector is not important to the economy. Technological innovation and outsourcing decreases the employment opportunity in the manufacturing sector.
The case strongly states that manufacturing sector is the source of innovation and the innovation would generate job in the future.
To determine: The importance of manufacturing innovation.
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Operations Management
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