### activity | creation:

Manufacturing
* Includes all buildings and structures at manufacturing sites.
* adds value to materials because it increases their usefulness.
* also provides an important source of foreign exchange
  - tends to be an early indicator of the economy's overall direction
* are good jobs
  - making
  - progressings
* company with a legacy that spans a century and a half.
* comprises one-fifth of the U.S. economy.
* consists of Durable and Nondurable goods.
* dominates the economy, followed by agriculture.
* fabrication and assembly operation.
* focuses mainly on the processing of agricultural products.
* forms the largest single component of Malaysia's economy.
* grows as people demand more manufactured goods.
* has a major importance in most advanced economies.
* includes aircraft and other industries.
* is also an integral part of today's economy
  - important to the city's economy
  - one of the key pillars of the economy
  - an applied discipline
  - based on the processing of indigenous primary products and imported raw materials
  - by far the largest of the goods-producing industries in terms of employment
  - composed of both durable and nondurable goods segments
* is concentrated in food processing, textiles, vehicles and chemicals
  - processed foods, chemicals, metal products, machinery and textiles
  - the iron, steel and engineering industries
  - dominated by textile production
  - driven by the marketplace
  - generally a basic activity that can generate the basic wealth of a community
  - important to Minnesota's economy
* is important to the city's economy
  - largely devoted to consumer goods
* is limited to providing small goods for internal consumption
  - the processing of raw materials and production of basic goods
  - no longer the basis of the economies of developed nations
  - one of the fastest growing sectors in the Newfoundland and Labrador economy
  - still the largest sector in the state's economy
* is the engine room of the emerging economy
  - that drives our state economy
* is the largest end user of chemical products
  - goods-producing economic sector
  - making or processing of products
* is the principal economic activity, as measured by employee earnings
  - sector, as measured by employee earnings
  - process of converting raw materials into products
  - second largest foreign exchange earner
  - sector where it is easiest to measure productivity
  - state's third largest industry
  - vital to a healthy economy
  - where the lion's share of the value-added is realized
* key industrial sector and truly a cornerstone for economic growth.
* makes up an increasing proportion of the Mexican economy.
* means making things.
* now accounts for only a fifth of the British economy.
* plays a relatively smaller role in the economy.
* produces wealth.
* refers to both production and production support.
* remains the leading sector in international business.
* significant sub-sector of industry.
* stands at the center of the industrial supply chain.
* transforms raw materials into a finished product.
* workplaces Workplaces with manual material handling operations.
+ Sherman, Texas, Present: Cities in Texas
  * Sherman is about 65 miles north of Dallas at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 75 and US 69. It has a lot of institutions. It even has its own symphony orchestra, which is not common for a city of its size. Manufacturing is a big part of the local economy. Also, several national companies have plants in Sherman. It is a good city for tourism and international students.

### activity | creation | manufacturing:

Modern manufacturing
* race against time.
* uses chemicals like never before.

Molecular manufacturing
* applies the principles of mechanical engineering to chemistry.
* is the ability to make or build things with molecules.

Money creation
* is the basis of economic and political sovereignty.
* source of revenue for governments.