The Industrial System Aim: To understand how industry operates as a system and be able to give examples at each stage.

The System

Inputs Inputs are everything that goes into the system. The main three inputs are: Physical inputs . These include sun, soil and water (in primary industries) and raw materials such as cotton, metal or oil in secondary industries. Labour - either skilled or unskilled. Capital . This is the money invested in the business to pay for raw materials, staff, machinery and the buildings used for production and storage.

Inputs are everything that goes into the system.

The main three inputs are:

Physical inputs . These include sun, soil and water (in primary industries) and raw materials such as cotton, metal or oil in secondary industries.

Labour - either skilled or unskilled.

Capital . This is the money invested in the business to pay for raw materials, staff, machinery and the buildings used for production and storage.

Processes Processes are all the things that happen to those inputs, to help turn them into outputs. These include: Production - for example the manufacturing of cars, or the sewing of textiles Factory maintenance , which is necessary to ensure machines are kept in working order. Packaging - which protects products during transit and presents them in a way that makes customers want to buy them. And Transport , which is needed to move products from the factory to the warehouse and then on to the shops.

Processes are all the things that happen to those inputs, to help turn them into outputs. These include:

Production - for example the manufacturing of cars, or the sewing of textiles

Factory maintenance , which is necessary to ensure machines are kept in working order.

Packaging - which protects products during transit and presents them in a way that makes customers want to buy them. And

Transport , which is needed to move products from the factory to the warehouse and then on to the shops.

Outputs Outputs . These are the finished products, together with profits and wages.

When deciding on location of industry…… The location of a factory has to be thought out carefully before a site is finally chosen. These often depend on human and physical factors Task Use fig B – Foundation Wider World page 104. Create a table in your book with two columns. Copy the information down under the following headings: Human Factors. Physical Factors.

The location of a factory has to be thought out carefully before a site is finally chosen. These often depend on human and physical factors

Task

Use fig B – Foundation Wider World page 104.

Create a table in your book with two columns.

Copy the information down under the following headings:

Human Factors.

Physical Factors.

Changing location of industry in the UK 1970-2007 Leave a double page spread in your blue book. On your two blank outlines of the UK, plot on the changing locations of industry in the 1970’s and 2006 – fig D&E p.105 – Wider World.

Leave a double page spread in your blue book.

On your two blank outlines of the UK, plot on the changing locations of industry in the 1970’s and 2006 – fig D&E p.105 – Wider World.