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.