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.
Here we discuss the dietary usefulness of inorganic vs. organic minerals. We know that foods today seldom contain enough essential minerals and trace elements. It is estimated that only 15 percent of the unfarmed (unused) mineral supply remain in the soil after 100 years of traditional farming (Crawford 1999).