Explain How Computer-Aided Design and Flexible Manufacturing Help Create Small

question 14

Essay

Explain how computer-aided design and flexible manufacturing help create small niches in the market place.Provide and example of how a market with different niches might be served.

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Definitions:

External Costs

Costs of economic activity not borne by the producer or consumer but by society, often not reflected in the price of goods or services.

Economic Efficiency

A situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the production of goods and services at the lowest cost.

Market

A place or arrangement through which goods and services are exchanged between buyers and sellers.

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or by a private individual or organization.