Introduction

Product ecologies illustrate how the different tools of the GVCS work together. For example, motors, power units, and implements interchange within the tractor, microtractor, car, truck, fabrication, and bulldozer infrastructures. Ecologies can also refer to the way in which a set of tools can be put together to produce a wide array of products - such as the induction furnace contributing to the production of tractor parts, construction roofing, or wire.

There is a number of product ecologies that can be drawn up:

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Fabrication Ecology

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Hot Metal Processing Ecology Ecology

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Agriculture Ecology

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Construction Ecology

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Augomated Fabrication Ecology

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