Iron Mountain Manufacturing Recently Purchased New Quality Control Technology to Replace

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Iron Mountain manufacturing recently purchased new quality control technology to replace the current quality control process where employees visually inspect each small part.Instead of this manual check,employees will now need to learn to operate sophisticated computer equipment.This could be considered an example of skill-biased technological change.

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Standardized Products

Products that are uniform in quality and specifications across producers and can be interchangeably used, often traded on futures exchanges.

Differentiated Products

Products that are distinguished from similar products by unique characteristics, such as quality, brand, or features.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of large firms that dominate the market, leading to limited competition and potentially higher prices for consumers.

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An industry structure characterized by a single producer or a handful of producers who control the majority of the market share, limiting competition.