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| Assembly line: | A production method in which the product moves past workers who each do one assigned production task |
| Consumer goods: | Tangible items produced for personal use |
| Batch production: | The production of items in specific amounts, or batches |
| Continuous production process: | A production process that turns out products without stopping |
| Capital goods: | Manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
| Conversion process: | The process of turning economic resources into products |
| Capital-intensive process: | A conversion process that depends on the use of equipment |
| download | A method of operating or controlling a process in which tasks are completed by automatic means, such as technology, reducing human effort and labor |