In the Past Few Decades, U

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In the past few decades, U.S. manufacturers shifted focus from manufacturing and assembling products, to the design and architecture of products. Now, a new shift: the offshore outsourcing of design and architecture can be an even more serious disruption to the U.S. economy.

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Definitions:

Quick Ratio

The quick ratio, also known as the acid-test ratio, is a measure of a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations using its most liquid assets, excluding inventory.

Current Ratio

A financial ratio indicating how well a company can cover its short-term debts with assets that can be quickly converted into cash within a year.

Decimal Place

The position of a number to the right of the decimal point, used to represent fractions of a whole in decimal notation.

Horizontal Analysis

A financial analysis technique that compares historical financial data over a series of reporting periods to identify trends and growth patterns.