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| Extraction | To remove raw material from nature. |
| Safety and security | Involves managing personnel being in place to prevent accidents and injuries of employees and customers and protect people and property. |
| Manufacturing | Combining raw materials and processed goods into finished products. |
| Mass Production | The process of using assembly activities to produce large quantities of identical products. Examples: Krispy Kreme donuts, Maybelline lipstick, and Nike sneakers |
| Custom Maufacturing | The process of producing a specific and exclusive product for a customer. Examples: ceramics, prosthetic limb, signs |
| Materials Processing | The process of changing raw materials to another form in order to be consumed or used to make other products. Examples: Oil refinery, lumber yard processing trees, mills processing flour, cereal, and feed. |
| Cultivation | Using natural resources to grow products. |
| Product development | The process of creating or improving the form of another product. |
| Product research | Performed by engineers and other scientists to develop new products or to discover improvements for existing products. |
| Product design | First creating a model and then deciding the best possible design. |
| Applied Research | Marketing research that studies existing products to develop design improvements or new product ideas. |
| Pure Research | Discovers new solutions to problems. |
| Production process | Consists of activities, equipment, and resources needed to manufacture products. |
| Production research | Consists of machines, tools, and other equipment needed for production. |
| Personnel | Consists of employees and skills needed for production. |
| Inventory management | Maintains the supply of all resources needed for production and the products produced. |
| Continuous Process Improvement | Is an ongoing effort to improve manufacturing processes to increase the quality of work by reducing: Errors Inefficiencies Waste |
| Facilities management | Managing the buildings and land of a business and ensuring that everything is used, repaired, and running properly. |
| Logistics | Managing the receiving, moving, and storing of supplies, materials, and finished products |
| Scheduling | Involves managing work to be completed, the people who will complete the work, and the resources needed for completing the work. |
| Processing | Changing and improving the form of another product. |
