Tina's Tiny Treats bakes an assortment of cookies and candies for corporate accounts and restaurants. On a good day, Tina's receives orders for from 600 to 800 custom cookies, with a variety of uniqueness, although the company is famous for delicate shortbread and butter cookies. Some cookies have round shapes, but others are elongated rectangles, and yet others are triangles. The bakers can quickly change the cookie cutting machine to reflect the orders for the day, while computers program the ovens bake each cookie to perfection. Refrigeration is also computer controlled. Tina's Tiny Treats embraces flexible manufacturing and mass customization.

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Flexible manufacturing means the company is using machines that can multitask. They can be quickly retrofitted to create a variety of products. The manufacturer can design and create customized orders, by changing the shape, color, and size depending upon the customer's preference.

Tina's Tiny Treats Bakes an Assortment of Cookies and Candies