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Jim runs a plant that produces cosmetics and uses a flexible manufacturing production process, while his brother Bill runs a plant that manufactures basic household appliances using a mass production system. The benefit Jim's plant has over Bill's plant is that Jim's plant ________.
A) can produce products with slight variations
B) produces goods according to individual customers' needs
C) produces a large quantity of goods quickly
D) is rigid and therefore significantly less expensive
E) stops or slows production down to customize small batches when customization is desired
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A) Bill runs a mass production plant. Bill's plant is rigid, so it can only produce identical items. Because Jim runs a flexible production plant, he is able to create a wider variety of items to meet customer needs, giving his production an advantage over Bill's.
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