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.
This means that the mineral did not come/wasn't made from anything that used to be living, such as plants or animals. Some minerals are of biogenic origin (see the link belo â¦ w).onfidence votes 2.1K. All minerals are inorganic, but some rocks are organic, like Limestone. Minerals can contain anything (nearly), including Iron, Magnesium, Silicon, Oxygen, Fluorine, Carbon and Hydrogen.