Manufacturing/service lsos

[Tintin]

So I know that manufacturing organizations provide a tangible product which can be standardized and stored --they produce
whereas a service, provides something that is preformed and specific to a particular customer

What are retailers like target and and coles then?
they don't directly produce, maufactuRe the products they sell...most are from other companies like Kraft

[dicknob]

I've always thought of goods / services as a continuum rather than a categorical thing.. something like target and coles would be more goods rather than service because they provide you with a tangible object (regardless if they manufactured it or not) however you can go as deep as saying that they provide a small service by folding your clothes before putting them in the bag or other small things like that.

Overall I'd place Target or Coles where the X is on this line
Goods |-X---------------------------------------| Services

because while they do provide a service it is so small that it's hardly noticed, and you're not paying for the services you're paying for the goods.

[Tintin]

Okay that clears things up thanks!
 However,  in some cases depending on the scenario we could say that an organization is both a manufacturing and service organization right? As long as we justify it..saying that it has elements of both..?