Raw

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A["▲ TTW can cut composing cost substantially"] --> B1["● Remove unnecessary process stages"]
    A --> B2["● Raise wages to the local market level"]
    B1 --> C11["○ Productivity trails benchmark by 20-50%"]
    B1 --> C12["○ Every title gets the same checks regardless of complexity"]
    B1 --> C13["○ Test next week: fewer checks on simple jobs, quality and customers monitored"]
    B1 --> C14["○ Possible saving up to 10% of composing cost; methods study on the residual gap"]
    B2 --> C21["○ Pay below nearby printers; cannot hire or retain compositors, two just left"]
    B2 --> C22["○ Understaffed: most work late, overtime over budget by 50%+"]
    B2 --> C23["○ Competitive pay enables recruitment and removes the overtime premium"]
    B2 --> C24["○ A new union claim may force higher pay anyway"]
```

```mermaid
flowchart LR
    S["Situation: composition is 40% of hardback and 50-55% of paperback cost"] --> C["Complication: customers call TTW uncompetitive on simple jobs; TTW does not know if cost is excessive"]
    C --> Q["Question: can composing cost be cut, and how?"]
    Q --> A["Answer: yes — remove unnecessary stages and pay the local market rate"]
    A --> N["Next step: test simple jobs next week; commission the methods study"]
```

**Legend:** `▲` top · `●` first-level group · `○` support · `⊕` gap

| Node | Note |
|---|---|
| First level | Two groups, not three or four — acceptable here: both are actions, non-overlapping (process vs. staffing), and together cover the cost base |
| `● Raise wages` | ⊕ no size of saving quantified, unlike the 10% under the first branch |
| `▲ Top` | "substantially" is quantified only for one of the two branches |