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Lecture

Introduction to Production Processes

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This lecture introduces the importance of production in society, emphasizing its economic significance and historical evolution. It covers the classification of production processes, transformation chains, and challenges faced by companies in maintaining competitiveness. The instructor discusses the history of industrial revolutions, the mastery of foundry techniques, and the evolution of manufacturing technologies. The lecture also addresses the current issues in production, such as sustainability, globalization, and personalized product offerings. Students will learn about the course objectives, structure, and examination organization, which are essential for understanding the close relationship between product design, material choice, and production processes.

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Eric Boillat

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Globalization

Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term globalization first appeared in the early 20th century (supplanting an earlier French term mondialization), developed its current meaning some time in the second half of the 20th century, and came into popular use in the 1990s to describe the unprecedented international connectivity of the post-Cold War world.

Anti-globalization movement

The anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalization movement, is a social movement critical of economic globalization. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, or movement against neoliberal globalization. There are many definitions of anti-globalization. Participants base their criticisms on a number of related ideas.

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Democratic globalization

Democratic globalization is a social movement towards an institutional system of global democracy. One of its proponents is the British political thinker David Held. In the last decade, Held published a dozen books regarding the spread of democracy from territorially defined nation states to a system of global governance that encapsulates the entire world. For some, democratic mundialisation (from the French term mondialisation) is a variant of democratic globalisation stressing the need for the direct election of world leaders and members of global institutions by citizens worldwide; for others, it is just another name for democratic globalisation.

Alter-globalization

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