Ask HN: Best way to learn how other industries work?

[axit]

What's the best place to learn about other industries? (other than the one you're working in). E.g. Work in tech, want to learn about manufacturing or supply chain.

Things I'm thinking:

* High level overview of the industry * Biggest players * Problems they solve, problems they face * Size of the industry (jobs, total value etc.)

[greenyoda]

"Manufacturing" isn't an industry. It's an activity that many different industries do, such as the automotive industry, the consumer electronics industry, the pharmaceutical industry, etc.

> High level overview of the industry * Biggest players * Problems they solve, problems they face * Size of the industry (jobs, total value etc.)

If you start with a Wikipedia article and start following links and doing followup web searches, you'll find much of this information. For example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry