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4.05 Nature of Production

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assembly line   A production method in which the product moves past workers who each do one assigned production task  
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Automation   A method of operating or controlling a process in which tasks are completed by automatic means, such as technology, reducing human effort and labor  
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Batch production   The production of items in specific amounts, or batches  
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Capital   assets of a business  
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Capital goods   Manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services  
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Capital-Intensive process   A conversion process that depends on the use of equipment  
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Consumer goods   Tangible items produced for personal goods and services  
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Continuous production process   A production process that turns out products without stopping  
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Conversion process   the process of turning economic resources into products  
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Crowdfunding   The process of raising funds from a large group of people, usually via the internet  
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Dispatching   Issuing orders for production to start  
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Factors of production   productive resources; human and natural resources and capital goods ; also know as economic resources  
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Financial capital   Money needed to operate a business  
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Form Utility   Usefulness created by altering or changing the form, shape, or looks of a good to make it useful or attractive to the end user  
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Goods   Tangible objects that can be manufactured or produced for resale  
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Human resources   People who work to produce goods and services  
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Industrial goods   Tangible items that will be consumed by the industrial user  
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inputs   The specific economic resources used in producing goods and services  
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Intangible   Not having a physical presence  
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Intermittent production process   A production process in which production periodically stops and restarts  
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International Organization For Standardization (ISO)   A nongovernmental Organization that develops and publishes standards for business, government, and society  
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Labor-intensive process   A production process that relies heavily on the skills of workers  
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mass production   The rapid production of large quantities of a product  
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Natural Resources   Items that are found in nature and used to produce goods and services  
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Outputs   the goods and services produced as the result of combing inputs  
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Production   the economic process or activity of producing goods and services  
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production Planning   Determining how products will be produced and in what amounts  
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Production Process   the way in which production is carried out  
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Purchasing   Buying the resources needed for production  
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Robotics   A mass production technique in which robots carry out the repetitive tasks that workers would find monotonous and tiring  
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Routing   The activity that determines the sequence of the steps for production `  
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Scheduling   The activity that establishes the timetable to be followed in production  
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Services   Intangible activities that are performed by other people for money; productive acts that satisfy economic wants  
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Tangible   Capable of being touched, smelled, tasted, seen, or heard; Physical  
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Unit Production   The production of one item at a time or times in small quantities  
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