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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Middle French, from Medieval Latin manufactura,  from [[Latin]] manu factus, [[literally]], made by hand

Middle French, from Medieval Latin manufactura,  from [[Latin]] manu factus, [[literally]], made by hand

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1567]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1567]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : something made from raw [[materials]] by hand or by [[machine]]ry

*1 : something made from raw [[materials]] by hand or by [[machine]]ry

*3 : the [[act]] or [[process]] of producing something

*3 : the [[act]] or [[process]] of producing something

==Description==

==Description==

'''Manufacturing''' is the use of [[machines]], [[tools]]  and [[labor]] to make [[things]] for use or sale. Also it can be used for selling things. The term may refer to a range of [[human]] [[activity]], from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_material raw materials] are [[transformed]] into finished goods on a large [[scale]]. Such finished goods may be used for manufacturing other, more [[complex]] products, such as household appliances or automobiles, or sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who then sell them to end users - the "consumers".

'''Manufacturing''' is the use of [[machines]], [[tools]]  and [[labor]] to make [[things]] for use or sale. Also it can be used for selling things. The term may refer to a range of [[human]] [[activity]], from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_material raw materials] are [[transformed]] into finished goods on a large [[scale]]. Such finished goods may be used for manufacturing other, more [[complex]] products, such as household appliances or automobiles, or sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who then sell them to end users - the "consumers".

Manufacturing takes turns under all [[types]] of [[economic]] [[systems]]. In a free market economy, manufacturing is usually directed toward the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_production mass production] of products for sale to consumers at a [[profit]]. In a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivism#Economics collectivist economy], manufacturing is more frequently directed by the [[state]] to supply a centrally planned [[economy]]. In free market economies, manufacturing occurs under some [[degree]] of [[government]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation regulation].

Manufacturing takes turns under all [[types]] of [[economic]] [[systems]]. In a free market economy, manufacturing is usually directed toward the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_production mass production] of products for sale to consumers at a [[profit]]. In a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivism#Economics collectivist economy], manufacturing is more frequently directed by the [[state]] to supply a centrally planned [[economy]]. In free market economies, manufacturing occurs under some [[degree]] of [[government]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation regulation].

Modern manufacturing includes all [[intermediate]] [[processes]] required for the production and [[integration]] of a product's components. Some industries, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication_(semiconductor) semiconductor] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication_(metal) steel] manufacturers use the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication fabrication] instead.

Modern manufacturing includes all [[intermediate]] [[processes]] required for the production and [[integration]] of a product's components. Some industries, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication_(semiconductor) semiconductor] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication_(metal) steel] manufacturers use the term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrication fabrication] instead.

The manufacturing sector is closely [[connected]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design industrial design].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacture]

The manufacturing sector is closely [[connected]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design industrial design].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacture]

[[Category: Economics]]

[[Category: Economics]]