---
entity_slug: annual_industry_employed_in_production
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:33:40.181332'
overall_score: 4.0
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition captures a specific concept about industry allocation
    responding to demand, but uses somewhat circular language ("naturally suits itself")
    and could be more precise about the mechanism. The core idea of industry adjusting
    to match effectual demand is distinct but could be articulated more clearly.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity appears well-grounded in Smith's actual text, with a direct
    quote provided about bringing "that precise quantity thither which may be sufficient
    to supply, and no more than supply, that demand." The concept aligns with Smith's
    discussion of how markets naturally regulate production levels.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as this entity
    specifically concerns how productive industry organizes itself in response to
    market signals. This is fundamentally about production processes and resource
    allocation.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes how
    productive activities self-regulate, and potentially to S2 (coordination) as it
    involves industry coordination with market demand. The self-adjusting mechanism
    described has clear VSM operational relevance.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity illuminates an important market mechanism - how production
    naturally adjusts to demand without central planning. It explains a key structural
    relation in Smith's economic theory about market self-regulation rather than merely
    naming a surface phenomenon.
---

# Evaluation: Annual Industry Employed In Production

## definition_precision — 3.0 / 5.0

The definition captures a specific concept about industry allocation responding to demand, but uses somewhat circular language ("naturally suits itself") and could be more precise about the mechanism. The core idea of industry adjusting to match effectual demand is distinct but could be articulated more clearly.

## source_grounding — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity appears well-grounded in Smith's actual text, with a direct quote provided about bringing "that precise quantity thither which may be sufficient to supply, and no more than supply, that demand." The concept aligns with Smith's discussion of how markets naturally regulate production levels.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as this entity specifically concerns how productive industry organizes itself in response to market signals. This is fundamentally about production processes and resource allocation.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes how productive activities self-regulate, and potentially to S2 (coordination) as it involves industry coordination with market demand. The self-adjusting mechanism described has clear VSM operational relevance.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity illuminates an important market mechanism - how production naturally adjusts to demand without central planning. It explains a key structural relation in Smith's economic theory about market self-regulation rather than merely naming a surface phenomenon.
