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.
Rocks and minerals are other types of inorganic compounds. While some sedimentary rocks contain organic compounds, heat burns the carbon from most igneous and metamorphic rocks to form carbon dioxide, leaving only the minerals behind. Coal, made of organic material from wood, pollen and cell walls, is a maceral.