FFS, Inc. is a logging company based in Oregon. They cut down trees and sell parts of the tree to different businesses. They create mulch by shredding the bark and branches and then they sell the mulch to landscaping companies. They cut the trunk into different-sized pieces and then sand the pieces before selling them to home improvement stores. Which operations process best describes what FFS is doing?
A) synthetic assembly
B) combination transformation
C) analytic transformation
D) intermittent utility
E) mass production

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FFS, Inc. is engaging in an analytic transformation process because they are taking a whole tree and breaking it down into its various parts (bark, branches, trunk) for different uses, which is characteristic of an analytic process where a basic material is separated into several products.

FFS, Inc Is a Logging Company Based in Oregon