Gloria manages a large chemical plant that manufactures a few specialty products for the roofing industry. As a ________ operation, the plant manufactures products in large volumes but with little variety. Production is not continuous but is standardized. Gloria manages the plant in a formal and hierarchical manner, and most major decisions are made by Gloria, in a centralized fashion.

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The description of the plant's manufacturing process as involving large volumes but little variety and standardized production indicates that it is a large batch operation. The mention of centralized decision-making and a formal, hierarchical management style further supports this classification. The other options (job shop, six sigma, just-in-time, modular) do not fit the description provided.

Gloria Manages a Large Chemical Plant That Manufactures a Few