Levels of Industry
Journey of a Cow
Agricultural
At the agricultural stage, raw materials are gathered to sell to the manufacturer. They can grow all kinds of plants, raise all kinds of animals, etc. This is where they would kill the cows for meat for hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. (Picture taken from www.popularmechanics.com)
Manufacturing
At the manufacturing stage, all of the raw materials that they have are turned into goods for consumers such as you and I. Out of a pound of beef, they can make hamburgers, hot dogs, and even corn dogs! (Picture taken from www.groupplantfarms.com)
Wholesale, Transportation, and Retailer
Wholesale
At the wholesale level, they sell their goods to the retailers, such as 711, Walmart, etc. Oscar Mayer is a wholesaler because they sell their hot dogs to Costco, Walmart, etc. (Picture taken from en.wikipedia.org)
Transportation
At the transportation level, the wholesalers use planes, trucks, trains, etc. to transport their goods to the retailers. An example of this would be Oscar Mayer's "Weinermobile".(Picture taken from crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com)
Retailer
At the retailer level, stores and markets sell to you and I, the consumers. Examples of these are 711, Costco, Walmart, etc. For example, Walmart, a retailer, will sell Oscar Mayer hot dogs to us. (Picture taken from www.thewallyworldwoman.com)
Service
At the service level, people will advertise their products on billboard's, magazine's, commercials, etc. Below is an example of an Oscar Mayer magazine ad. (Picture taken from www.bambootrading.com)
4 Levels of Industry
At the agriculture level, people grow, raise, and harvest raw materials to sell to the manufacturers. At the manufacturers level, they turn the raw materials into products to sell to the consumers. Then at the wholesale, transportation, and retail level, the wholesale sells the product to the retailers, the transportation brings the retailers order to the retailers, and the retailers sell to the consumer. At the service level, people will advertise their product on billboards, TV commercials, magazine ads, etc.