Production/Operations Management and Business Policy advice for Excelsior

[jackbanta]

Ok, I'm feeling a little bit stupid. I just read the first chapter and I'm attempting to do the first AE, which is listing the inputs, transformation process, outputs and feedback loops for a fictional computer store. I'm having a hard time drawing the line on where an input ends and a process begins. This is what I have:

Inputs
Startup Money (Capital) Buys:
*Materials:
- Cases
- Keyboards
- Mice (Mouses?)
- Monitors
- CPUs
- CD-DVD Roms
- Hard disks
- Sound cards
- Wifi cards
- Wired network cards
- Motherboards
- RAM
- Operating Systems
- Additional Software
*Building (Store)
*Equipment:
- Lab bench
- Screwdrivers
- Pliers
- Test equipment
*Labor:
- Computer repair and assembly workers with sufficient technical knowledge
*Management
- To articulate a clear plan for computer assembly
- Acquire the proper quantities of supplies/employees

Are the things I'm listing under management inputs or processes? I know that the book has Labor, capital, and management under inputs in the diagram, I'm just having a difficult time seperating between the planning and controlling functions. Maybe I'm just overthinking this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as usual.