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Globalization of the manufacturing industry puts nations at risk. In the Global Age, the disruptive forces of globalization, increased and uneven regulations, credit crunch, shifting investment patterns, and decreasing nationalism are bringing turbulent changes to the global manufacturing industry. These are shaking the fundamentals of nations and their economies. This chapter briefly discusses the global manufacturing industry and its associated risks.
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Pandya, J. (2012). Global Manufacturing Industry. In: The Global Age. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1260-7_31
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