A manufacturer of custom machinery makes small numbers of many different products on general-purpose machines. Which layout suits it?

1. Start from the volume and variety described, which is small numbers of many different products. 2. A product layout suits large quantities of one item processed on an ongoing basis, so it is the wrong fit here. 3. A fixed-position layout is used when the product cannot be moved, which custom machinery generally can be. 4. A process layout is best for firms producing small numbers of a wide variety of products. 5. It uses general-purpose machines that can be changed rapidly to new operations for different product designs. 6. Option C is not a layout at all but a description of production timing, so it cannot answer a layout question. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 "Achieving World-Class Operations Management", section Process Layout: All Welders Stand Here_