MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing -

Making products to be sold for profit

Business Ownership Before we can talk about business

ownership we need to define the word

Capital: Capital – Money, buildings, machinery

and investments that are used to make products or services

Business Ownership Sole Proprietorship – business

owned by one person

Partnership – business owned by more than one person

Corporation – large number of people own a company

Types of production -

Craft or Cottage system – make products at home and take them to the marketplace

Mass Production - Assembly-line method – many people

work together doing different specialized jobs to produce one product

Modern day assembly line

Who is known for coming up with the idea of an assembly line?

Henry Ford (early 1900s)

Concepts related to mass production - Interchangeable Parts – all parts are made

the same; they can be interchanged

Who was responsible for the concept of interchangeable parts?

Eli Whitney

What else is Eli Whitney known for inventing?

Cotton Gin

He was known for many other inventions as well?

Labor Specialization – each person has a specialized job to do

Time and motion analysis - studies are done to reduce wasteful practices

Some Vocabulary:

Industry – Businesses that produce goods or services

Goods – Products that are made

Services – Work performed to improve goods or benefit people

Labor – human workers

Free Enterprise – A political system that allows business to flourish with as little government control as possible

Entrepreneur – Organizer of an enterprise. Takes advantage of new opportunities

Monopoly – Business which is the only producer of a good or service; one which has no competition

Efficiency – Getting the most out of what was put in

Assembly – Fitting together of parts to produce manufactured goods

Natural Resources – Items taken from the earth, sea or air. Examples: oil, iron ore, cotton, wood, fruits, natural gas, oxygen

Durable Goods – Products that usually last at least three years. Examples: furniture, refrigerators, automobiles, bikes etc

Nondurable Goods – Products that usually last fewer than three years. Examples: clothing, food, toothpaste etc

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