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Can you tell how operations management changed over the past 100 years, current technology and future trends. How fast will it take African countries, China, and India to catch up and surpass the United States and other developed countries?

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One very important way in which operations management has changed over the past 100 years, is that a great deal of the processes and procedures that take place within organizations have gone from the utilization of a great deal of human personnel, to the utilization of more and more mechanized methodology. Over the last 100 years there has been a decrease in the need for human personnel in many industries, especially in manufacturing ...

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