Whether it’s a start-up company scaling up production to meet demand for a new technology that is taking hold in the marketplace, or established manufacturers developing new product offerings, the ability to react quickly to changes in demand depends greatly on a production process that is dexterous.
In a dream world, start-up manufacturers would have all the capital needed to launch a product line with completely automated materials handling systems where machines weigh and mix batches and then dispense finished products into packages, sealing and wrapping them for distribution.