---
entity_slug: species_of_industry_with_consistent_output
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:24:00.158990'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is quite precise, clearly distinguishing industries with
    consistent output ratios from those with variable outputs. It provides concrete
    examples (spinning, weaving) and specifies the key characteristic of producing
    "the same or very nearly the same quantity of commodities each year."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book I, Chapter
    7, where he explicitly contrasts manufacturing industries that produce consistent
    outputs with agriculture's variable yields to explain price stability differences.
    The entity accurately captures Smith's distinction without adding foreign concepts.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is perfectly appropriate, as this
    entity specifically concerns the characteristics of productive processes and their
    output patterns. This is fundamentally about how different types of production
    systems behave.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S1 (primary
    operations) as it describes operational characteristics of production systems.
    However, it's somewhat abstract and doesn't clearly engage with the regulatory
    or adaptive aspects that make VSM analysis particularly powerful.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory value by identifying a structural
    mechanism that explains price stability differences between sectors. It illuminates
    why manufactured goods tend to have more predictable pricing than agricultural
    products, revealing an important economic relationship.
---

# Evaluation: Species Of Industry With Consistent Output

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is quite precise, clearly distinguishing industries with consistent output ratios from those with variable outputs. It provides concrete examples (spinning, weaving) and specifies the key characteristic of producing "the same or very nearly the same quantity of commodities each year."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book I, Chapter 7, where he explicitly contrasts manufacturing industries that produce consistent outputs with agriculture's variable yields to explain price stability differences. The entity accurately captures Smith's distinction without adding foreign concepts.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is perfectly appropriate, as this entity specifically concerns the characteristics of productive processes and their output patterns. This is fundamentally about how different types of production systems behave.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S1 (primary operations) as it describes operational characteristics of production systems. However, it's somewhat abstract and doesn't clearly engage with the regulatory or adaptive aspects that make VSM analysis particularly powerful.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory value by identifying a structural mechanism that explains price stability differences between sectors. It illuminates why manufactured goods tend to have more predictable pricing than agricultural products, revealing an important economic relationship.
