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For new cost accounting methods for businesses promoted by the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing-International (CAM-I), visit:
For economies of scale and economies of scope, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scope
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/content/essentials/
Estimates of scale economies in electricity generation are found in:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q8t1364727721892/
http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/ecolet/v11y1983i3p285-289.html
For economies or diseconomies of scale at General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, see:
For how far afield companies go to reduce costs, see:
Southwest Airlines: http://www.southwest.com
Domino's Pizza: http://www.dominos.com
Federal Express: http://www.fedex.com
More information on outsourcing is found in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing
http://www.outsourcing.org/Directory/Business_Process/
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_05/
Logistics is examined in:
http://www.logisticsworld.com/logistics
http://www.logisticsonline.com
For learning curves, see:
National Bureau of Economic Research: http://www.nber.org/papers/w7127
For competition in industry for commercial aircraft, see:
Lockheed: http://www.lockheedmartin.com
Boeing: http://www.boeing.com
Airbus: http://www.airbus.com