Keyword: mechanization

Machines vs Brawn (2/27/2007)

Mechanization may not be able to totally eliminate low-wage and low-skilled jobs that illegal immigrants are eager to fill.

Keywords: automation, chicken processing, harvest, illegal immigrant, immigration, labor productivity, lettuce, low-skilled, machines, mechanization, poultry processing, tomato, wages

The Rise of Chicken (9/7/2005)

By vertically integrating the chicken business and applying quality control and standardization to all the steps from production to marketing, Tyson Foods has brought better and cheaper chicken to consumers, higher wages to workers and fatter returns to shareholders in a once low-profit commodity business.

Keywords: brands, chicken, mechanization, profit margin, standardization, technology, Tyson Foods, vertical integration, wages