Changes in the Location of Manufacturing

• Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration of Manufacturing
  

Location Factors

• Location of Production Functions
• Qp=(Kp, Lp, Mp)
• Characteristics Important in Location Decisions

Flexible manufacturing

• Economies of Scope
• JIT
• Footloose Manufacturing

Industrial Agglomeration

Assignment for Next Time

Read pp. 232-251 and come to class with a basic understating of the following concepts: new international division of labor, city to suburban shift, Rust belt to sun belt shift, industrial restructuring, international shift, Fordism, Post-Fordism, flexible manufacturing, JIT manufacturing, Business process reeingineering, downsizing, product cycles, locational adjustment.