ISBN: 9788183763080    Publisher: A B D Publishers Year of publishing: 2011     Format:  Hardcover Language: English

There are four types of industry. These are primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. Primary industry involves getting raw materials, e.g., mining, farming and fishing. Secondary industry involves manufacturing, e.g., making cars and steel. Tertiary industries provide services, e.g., teaching and nursing. Quaternary industry involves research and development industries e.g. IT. Factories have inputs, processes and outputs. Inputs can be the raw materials needed to make something. Inputs can also be labour, buildings, capital and machinery. Processes are the things which go on within the factory. This is usually the manufacturing of goods. It can also be design and research, anything needed to make something.
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