---
entity_slug: artificial_direction_of_industry
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S3
type_rationale: Artificial direction of industry is an ongoing governmental activity
  of forcing capital and labor into specific economic activities through various interventions,
  making it a process rather than a static entity.
vsm_rationale: This process operates as a management function where government authorities
  allocate resources and control operations by directing where capital and labor should
  be employed, which is the core function of S3 management systems.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:43:48.513265'
---

# Classification: Artificial Direction Of Industry

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S3

## Type Rationale

Artificial direction of industry is an ongoing governmental activity of forcing capital and labor into specific economic activities through various interventions, making it a process rather than a static entity.

## VSM Rationale

This process operates as a management function where government authorities allocate resources and control operations by directing where capital and labor should be employed, which is the core function of S3 management systems.