The provision of services is classified under "tertiary production."
In economics, production refers to the creation of goods and services. While goods are physical products that we can touch and see, services are intangible products that are offered by businesses to meet the needs of consumers.
Tertiary production is also known as the service sector and includes businesses that provide services to consumers and other businesses. This includes services such as healthcare, education, transportation, hospitality, financial services, and consulting.
The provision of services, therefore, falls under tertiary production because it involves the delivery of intangible products to customers. Unlike goods, services cannot be stored or transported, and they are produced and consumed at the same time.
In contrast, batch production and flow production are terms used to describe the production of goods in a manufacturing context. Batch production involves the production of a specific quantity of a product at one time, while flow production involves continuous production of goods on an assembly line. Secondary production refers to the manufacturing of goods from raw materials, which is typically associated with the primary production sector of the economy.