EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Munson
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To determine: Ranking for global competitiveness in the following nations
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The global competitiveness of a nation is the different policies and economic reforms. The index will assess the reforms which are aimed at improving the prosperity of the citizens every year. It will also assess how productively a country is utilizing its resources.
They measure the factors that create the sustainable trend and reforms that help to create an increasing prosperity for the citizens. They are scored from 1 to 7 where 7 being the highest score of competitive index.
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