BUSN6530 Waste accompanies any production process. In this case, the production process is a printing press, which produces small books for a variety of customers. In most press runs, some books are wasted, perhaps because some books are more complicated to produce than others. For example, books with larger numbers of colors may be more prone to errors, as the separate colors must be properly aligned with each other to produce a satisfactory product. The company's usual book is four-color, but occasionally other variations occur. The weight of the paper may also influence waste. The number of pages also could be a factor impacting the waste