Sundial Corporation creates farm implements-things like tractors, plows, and combines. Sundial will spend one or two weeks manufacturing an implement before briefly shutting down its assembly line to switch out machines. The company will then spend another week or two manufacturing another implement before shutting down again for another machine switch. What type of production does this example best describe?
A) continuous synthesis
B) lean utility
C) analytic transformation
D) intermittent process
E) flexible manufacturing

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This example best describes an intermittent process, where production involves short runs and the manufacturer frequently changes over machines or equipment to produce different products. This is characterized by the periodic shutdowns for machine switches to manufacture different implements.

Sundial Corporation Creates Farm Implements-Things Like Tractors, Plows, and Combines