Production of Commodities by Means of Parts: Generative Structures, Modules, and Productive Possibilities

Zuhang Zhang

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Abstract: Production theory records feasible input-output quantities. This paper develops a generative representation beneath that record. A commodity is defined as a structured functional object, and production is represented by directed generative structures that transform parts, operations, and knowledge into modules and final commodities. The paper defines generative length, minimal generative complexity, organizational gain, socially normal recipes, and execution labels. It proves that the standard production set is a projection of generative production space, that this projection loses dynamic information about future productive possibilities, and that recipe-space productivity improvements admit an exact mechanism decomposition.

Keywords: production theory; generative production structures; production recipes; modularity; technological change; productive possibilities; automation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B41 C63 D24 L23 O14 O30 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07-09
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