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▲ TTW can substantially cut composing cost by removing unnecessary process stages and raising wages to market level

● Remove unnecessary process stages
  ○ TTW trails the productivity benchmark by 20–50%
  ○ Every title goes through the same checks regardless of complexity
  ○ Test fewer/differently-timed checks on selected simple jobs next week, monitoring quality and customer reaction
  ○ Possible saving: up to 10% of composing cost
  ○ Methods study to examine the remaining benchmark gap

● Raise wages to local market level
  ○ TTW pays less than nearby printers
  ○ Two compositors have just left; department is understaffed
  ○ Most work is late; overtime exceeds budget by more than 50%
  ○ A new union claim may force higher pay
  ○ Competitive pay should enable recruitment and remove the overtime premium

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A["Cut composing cost substantially: remove unnecessary stages + raise wages to market level"] --> B1["Remove unnecessary process stages"]
    A --> B2["Raise wages to local market level"]
    B1 --> C11["20-50% below productivity benchmark"]
    B1 --> C12["Test fewer/reordered checks on simple jobs; up to 10% saving"]
    B2 --> C21["Pay below local market; losing/can't hire compositors"]
    B2 --> C22["Understaffed, late work, overtime >50% over budget"]
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```mermaid
flowchart LR
    S["Composing is 40% of hardback, 50-55% of paperback cost"] --> C["Customers see it as uncompetitive on simple jobs"]
    C --> Q["How can TTW cut composing cost?"]
    Q --> A["Remove unnecessary stages and raise wages to market level"]
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