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Learn about the different types of business ownership, concepts related to mass production, and key terms in the manufacturing industry. Explore the impact of labor specialization, time and motion analysis, and the efficiency of assembly. Get familiar with natural resources, durable and non-durable goods, and the principles of free enterprise. Take the practice quiz to test your knowledge.
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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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