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Product Categories

Product Categories

1. Definition of Product Categories (CBO)

  • Consumer Products: Purchased by the final consumer.

  • Business Products: Purchased by other industries or firms.

2. Subcategories of Business Products (PS)

  • Production Goods (RC):

    • Raw materials

    • Component parts

  • Support Goods (MFST):

    • Machinery

    • Fixed equipment

    • Software systems

    • Tools assisting production process

3. Overlapping Products (C)

  • Examples:

    • Computers can be both consumer products and business products, depending on the purchaser and user.