the.com/manufacturer
Turns raw materials into profit, and warranties into paperwork you'll never find.
means A person or company that makes goods, typically in bulk, using machinery and labor, for sale to others.
from From Latin 'manu factus' — 'made by hand' — stitched together from 'manus' (hand) and 'facere' (to make). It entered English through French in the 1500s-1600s still meaning handiwork, which is almost funny: by the time factories and machines took over production, the word kept its hand-made soul while the actual hands mostly left the building.
- etymology
- literally means made by hand, now means anything but
- planned obsolescence
- designs products to die right after warranty expires
- supply chain
- one stuck ship can halt factories worldwide