Types of Processes. We introduced the product-process matrix and four types of processes in Chapter 2--projects, batch production, mass production, and continuous production. Let us look at them more closely here and explore the implications of process choice for a firm. Projects. Projects represent one-of-a-kind production for an individual customer.
1 Minerals are inorganic as they exist naturally in the soil and water. 2  Minerals are organic as they exist in plants and animals. 3  Only plants can transform inorganic minerals into organic minerals.  Animals must eat plants or plant-eating animals to obtain their organic minerals.
Minerals are vital to the structure of all bodily tissues, including teeth, bones, blood, skin and muscles. These essential, non-organic nutrients are present in every cell and account for about 4 percent of your body weight, according to the American Dietetic Association.inerals occur in a wide range of foods, but certain foods â such as dried beans, peas and lentils, nuts and seeds, dried fruit, dark leafy vegetables and whole grains â tend to be particularly rich sources.