industrial location theory — any theory attempting to explain why industries are found to have located in the places they are found. Relate locational factors to the goals of the industry such as minimizing costs (least cost location) or maximizing profits … Geography glossary
location theory — ▪ economics and geography in economics and geography, theory concerned with the geographic location of economic activity; it has become an integral part of economic geography, regional science, and spatial economics. Location theory… … Universalium
Industrial market segmentation — is a scheme for categorizing industrial and business customers to guide strategic and tactical decision making, especially in sales and marketing. While government agencies and industry associations use standardized segmentation schemes for… … Wikipedia
Industrial agriculture (animals) — Industrial animal agriculture is a modern form of intensive farming that refers to the industrialized production of livestock, including cattle, poultry (in battery farms ) and fish. Most of the meat, dairy and eggs available in supermarkets are… … Wikipedia
Industrial design — is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of mass produced products may be improved for marketability and production. The role of an Industrial Designer is to create and execute design solutions towards problems of form, usability,… … Wikipedia
Industrial engineering — is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment,… … Wikipedia
industrial design — industrial designer. the art that deals with the design problems of manufactured objects, including problems of designing such objects with consideration for available materials and means of production, of designing packages, bottles, etc., for… … Universalium
Industrial district — was initially introduced as a term to describe an area where workers of a monolithic heavy industry (ship building, coal mining, steel, ceramics, etc) live within walking distance of their places of work. In England, such areas were usually… … Wikipedia
Industrial radiography — is the use of ionizing radiation to view objects in a way that cannot be seen otherwise. It is not to be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography s purpose is strictly viewing. Industrial radiography… … Wikipedia
Industrial Workers of the World — Infobox Union name= IWW country= International affiliation= members= 2,000/900 (2006) 100,000 (1923) full name= Industrial Workers of the World native name= founded= 1905 current= head= dissolved date= dissolved state= merged into= office=… … Wikipedia
Industrial University of Selangor — Infobox University name = Industrial University of Selangor native name = Universiti Industri Selangor image size = 150px caption = Seal of the Industrial University of Selangor latin name = motto = Ke Arah Kecemerlangan Industri mottoeng =… … Wikipedia