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.
Generally, a mineral is a naturally occurring solid with a crystalline structure. This is where it gets a little tricky. Halite or table salt is a mineral. Sugar is a crystalline solid but comes from plants, sugar cane or sugar beets.This classifies it as an organic compound and so is not a mineral.Coal on the other hand also comes from plants (organic) and is generally considered a mineral.alite or table salt is a mineral. Sugar is a crystalline solid but comes from plants, sugar cane or sugar beets. This classifies it as an organic compound and so is not a mineral. Coal on the other hand also comes from plants (organic) and is generally considered a mineral.