In the last two years, BMW AG, the Bavarian auto maker, has developed a car made primarily from carbon-fibers that is not only light and fast, but also fuel efficient.(The automaker is using the carbon fiber similarly to how Audi has used aluminum.) BMW is planning to build a large plant where it can manufacture thousands of identical carbon fiber parts and then distribute these parts to its automobile manufacturing plants for incorporation into BMW vehicles.This new plant will engage in:
A)production-to-order
B)mass production
C)custom production
D)process production
E)inventory fulfillment

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The new plant described is set to manufacture thousands of identical carbon fiber parts, which indicates a mass production strategy. This approach is characterized by the high-volume production of standardized products.

In the Last Two Years, BMW AG, the Bavarian Auto