---
entity_slug: distant_sale_manufacturing
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:06:48.518199'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: 'The definition clearly distinguishes distant sale manufacturing from
    local production by specifying key criteria: excess capital beyond local needs,
    markets beyond immediate locality, and advanced economic development stage. The
    concept is well-bounded and non-circular, though it could be slightly more precise
    about what constitutes "distant" markets.'
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book III,
    Chapter 1, where he explicitly describes the progression from local to distant
    markets and the capital requirements for such expansion. The entity accurately
    reflects Smith's analysis of how manufacturing develops in stages based on market
    access and capital accumulation.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this entity
    specifically concerns manufacturing processes and the economic conditions that
    enable different scales of production. It fits naturally within production theory
    rather than trade, finance, or other economic domains.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes core
    productive activities, and has strong connections to S4 (intelligence/environmental
    adaptation) since it involves responding to market opportunities beyond local
    boundaries. The capital allocation and market expansion aspects make it highly
    relevant to VSM thinking about organizational development.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "The entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in economic\
    \ development\u2014how production scales and market reach expand based on capital\
    \ accumulation and market saturation. It explains the sequential logic of economic\
    \ development rather than merely labeling a phenomenon, though the mechanism could\
    \ be elaborated further."
---

# Evaluation: Distant Sale Manufacturing

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes distant sale manufacturing from local production by specifying key criteria: excess capital beyond local needs, markets beyond immediate locality, and advanced economic development stage. The concept is well-bounded and non-circular, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "distant" markets.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book III, Chapter 1, where he explicitly describes the progression from local to distant markets and the capital requirements for such expansion. The entity accurately reflects Smith's analysis of how manufacturing develops in stages based on market access and capital accumulation.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this entity specifically concerns manufacturing processes and the economic conditions that enable different scales of production. It fits naturally within production theory rather than trade, finance, or other economic domains.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it describes core productive activities, and has strong connections to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) since it involves responding to market opportunities beyond local boundaries. The capital allocation and market expansion aspects make it highly relevant to VSM thinking about organizational development.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in economic development—how production scales and market reach expand based on capital accumulation and market saturation. It explains the sequential logic of economic development rather than merely labeling a phenomenon, though the mechanism could be elaborated further.
