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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.
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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
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?
Labor Specialization – eachpersonhasaspecializedjobtodo • Time and motion analysis - studies are done to reduce wasteful practices
Some Vocabulary: • Industry – Businesses that produce goodsorservices
Services – Work performed to improve goods or benefit people
Free Enterprise – A political system that allows business to flourish with as little government control as possible
Entrepreneur – Organizerofanenterprise. Takesadvantageofnewopportunities
Monopoly – Business which is the only producer of a good or service; one which has no competition
Assembly – Fittingtogetherofparts to producemanufacturedgoods
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 Middle school romances
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