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

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Jim's plant uses a flexible manufacturing process, which means it can easily switch between products and adjust to slight variations in production. This allows Jim's plant to produce products with slight variations, giving it an advantage over Bill's plant, which uses a mass production system that produces large quantities of the same product quickly but with minimal variation. The other options (B, C, and D) do not accurately describe the benefit of Jim's plant over Bill's plant.

Jim Runs a Plant That Produces Cosmetics and Uses a Flexible