Global Production

The basic material from which products are made

• raw materials

• subsistence

• finished goods

The state of remaining in force or effect

• subsistence

• automation

• hold

Products that have completed the manufacturing process but have yet to be sold to customers

• raw materials

• goods

• finished goods

The use or introduction of automatic equipment in a manufacturing or other process or facility

• automation

• automatic force

• manual labor

The sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity

• supply chain

• goods chain

• chain process

A condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position

• competitive advantage

• superiority

• developmental a dvancement