Background: You are working for a food company. Your company is gradually gaining market share in snack foods. You have been asked to develop an approximately 50.0 g product similar to one of the M&Ms snack products. Your team consists of sales, manufacturing, and development (one person in each). The roles are responsible for the items listed below. However, to design an effective product, the team will work together, as decisions affect the entire team.

Manufacturing Action Items:

Estimate the steps used to manufacture the competitor's product.

Estimate the steps used to manufacture the new product.

Determine the raw material costs for the new product.

Let's say we are creating a candy product. How do you do the Manufacturing Action Items?