Sydney owns and manages a custom woodworking business. She and her staff of four craftspeople work informally together, and each worker tends to make decisions in an independent (decentralized) manner. Sydney's business is a ________ operation.

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Sydney's business is a small batch operation because it involves a small team of craftsmen working together to produce custom-made woodworking products. The decentralized decision-making also suggests that the operations are not highly formalized or standardized, which is typical of small batch operations.

Sydney Owns and Manages a Custom Woodworking Business