PRODUCTION CROSSWORD

2. An inventory system that co-ordinates supplies so products arrive when needed.
3. Programs that develop a person's knowledge & experience.
8. Inspections & tests to ensure all products conform to recommended levels of excellence.
9. The money invested in a business.
12. To remove impurities from raw materials during processing.
14. Producing a good at a low cost, quickly, & efficiently.
15. Extraction of metal from its ore using heating & melting.
18. Knowledge about consumers, competition, & technology.

1. Investment of money into computers, machinery, buildings, & facilities to increase productivity.
4. Raw materials that do not become part of the finished product
5. Any goods used in the manufacturing of other goods.
6. Primary industries that take something out of the earth.
7. Checking products for size and quality against fixed standards.
10. Raw materials that are combined or converted & become part of a finished product.
11. Includes all physical & mental work needed to produce goods & services.
13. Acquiring the appropriate raw materials needed for production.
16. Converting one item into another during the production of a good.
17. The people who run the business & direct the factors of production.