Instructions: Please Write a Thorough, Well-Organized Essay to Answer Each

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Essay

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss why capitalists could find a champion in Adam Smith. Would Adam Smith have wanted to be such a champion? Can some issues that interested Adam Smith have a relationship to contemporary ones?

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Definitions:

Mass Customization

A strategy that allows for the efficient production of personalized or customized goods and services to meet individual customer needs.

Flexible Equipment

Machinery or tools designed to be easily adapted to a broad range of tasks or to accommodate changes in production.

Rapid Changeovers

Techniques and practices implemented to reduce the time and effort required to switch a production line or system from making one product variant to another.

Mass Customization

A manufacturing approach that combines the efficiency of mass production with the ability to customize products to meet individual customer preferences.