Products in Blackwood

Product People Assignment

Each product must have a set of property values assigned to them. The procedure should be as follows:

• @create an object that is child to the proper product sub-type
  e.g. Nails are a child of Blacksmith Products (#661)
• @describe your product, briefly
  e.g. Nails would be sold by, say, the unit of 10 pound kegs
• assign the appropriate values to your product's properties
  • .consumer_table (table) - a row for every consumer group describing their attitudes towards a particular product. There is a template on the Consumer Table page.
  • .adm_numerator (integer) - used to calculate annual demand for a product
  • .adm_denominator (integer) - used to calculate annual demand for a product
  • .features - feature/value pairs used to define the quality, size, etc. of a model
  • .possible_features - feature/value_range pairs to define a range of possible features and values
  • .msrp (integer) - manufacturers suggested retail price
  • .singular_name - the word used to name an instance of the product class (eg. if the product is televisions, this is tv)
  • .nountype - either mass (eg. leather) or count (eg. belt)
  • .for_sale - 0/1 to indicate whether the product should be part of the economic simulation at this time
• create at least two models of your product. See example, below.
• on prices: you will need to research the prices of the day, or base your prices on this fact: in 1880 the price of a good Farm Horse was $100-$175, the same as the price for a Yoke of Oxen.
  We also know, from the story of George "Rat House" Miller, that a laborer like Rat House earned about $600 a year.

The Products

• Blacksmith Products (#661)
  • Horseshoes (Installed) (1)
  • Nails (2)
  • Metal Strapping (3)
  • Equipment Rental (4)
• Wheelwright Products (#631)
  • Wheel Repair (5)
  • Wheels: Heavy (43)
  • Wheels: Light (7)
• Dry Good Products (#634)
  • Shovel (8)
  • Lantern (9)
  • Sewing Supplies (10)
  • Wood Stove (11)
  • Kitchen Goods: Pots and Pan (12)
  • Kitchen Goods: Dishes (13)
  • Houseware, Blankets (14)
  • Farm Seed ()
  • Hammer (15)
  • Saw (17)
  • Pickaxe (18)
  • Rope (19)
• Tailoring Products (#626)
  • Wool Fabric (20)
  • Cotton Fabric (46)
  • Canvas Fabric (22)
  • Clothing: Dresses (23)
  • Clothing: Hats (24)
  • Mending Services (25)
• Cartwright Products (#637)
  • Wagon: Buggy (26)
  • Wagon: Heavy (27)
  • Wagon: Conostoga(28)
  • Wagon Repair (29)
• Woodlot Products (#668)
  • Firewood (1 week supply) (48)
  • Lumber (31)
  • Charcoal (32)
  • Fence Posts (33)
• Leather Products (#627)
  • Saddle/bags(34)
  • Halter/Bridle (45)
  • Clothing: Boots (36)
  • Clothing: Gloves (37)
• Grocery Products (#633)
  • Supplies (1 week supply) ()
• Stable Products (#670)
  • Feed (38)
  • Board (39)
  • Horses: Work (41)
  • Horses: Riding (42)