---
entity_slug: annual_industry_employed_in_production
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Annual Industry Employed in Production represents a measurable stock
  of productive capacity that exists as a persistent resource within the economic
  system, rather than being an activity or process itself.
vsm_rationale: This entity represents the fundamental productive operations that create
  commodities and bring them to market, which is the core function of S1 primary operations
  in Beer's model.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:43:06.707076'
---

# Classification: Annual Industry Employed In Production

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Annual Industry Employed in Production represents a measurable stock of productive capacity that exists as a persistent resource within the economic system, rather than being an activity or process itself.

## VSM Rationale

This entity represents the fundamental productive operations that create commodities and bring them to market, which is the core function of S1 primary operations in Beer's model.
