▲ **TTW can cut composing cost substantially — by removing unnecessary process stages and paying market wages** ```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["TTW trails the productivity benchmark by 20-50%"] B1 --> C12["Every title gets the same checks regardless of complexity"] B1 --> C13["Fewer checks on simple jobs could save up to 10% of composing cost"] B2 -->...
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▲ **TTW can cut composing cost substantially — by removing unnecessary process stages and paying market wages**
```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["TTW trails the productivity benchmark by 20-50%"]
B1 --> C12["Every title gets the same checks regardless of complexity"]
B1 --> C13["Fewer checks on simple jobs could save up to 10% of composing cost"]
B2 --> C21["TTW pays less than nearby printers and cannot hire or retain compositors"]
B2 --> C22["Understaffing makes most work late and overtime run 50%+ over budget"]
B2 --> C23["Competitive pay enables recruitment and removes the overtime premium"]
```
```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, and TTW does not know whether its cost is excessive"]
C --> Q["Question: can composing cost be cut?"]
Q --> A["Answer: yes — substantially, in two ways"]
A --> N["Next step: test simple jobs with fewer checks next week; commission a methods study on the remaining benchmark gap"]
```
**Order:** ranking — the stage removal carries the quantified saving (up to 10%) and is tested first; the wage action follows.
