# roundabout methods of production >[!Ref] Lexicon ># roundabout methods of production > A term devised by the Austrian economist, [Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#Eugen%20von%20B%C3%B6hm-Bawerk) (1851-1914), to describe the capitalistic, production process whereby capital goods are produced first and then, with the help of the capital goods, the desired consumer goods are produced. Since "roundabout methods" imply a circuitous indirectness that is more time consuming than is necessary for the ends sought, [Mises](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#Ludwig%20von%20Mises)stresses the fact that the capitalistic method of production is the shortest, quickest, most direct and most economic method known for attaining the ends sought?greater consumer satisfaction. > [[Human Action - Mises (HA)]] 482. --- # References