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A car manufacturing company decided to produce a new hybrid car and launch it on the market before the end of this year. A previous attempt to launch the car failed miserably because of poor production planning. A new Operations and Production Manager was hired as a result and given the responsibility of setting up this new production unit so that the production is done efficiently and effectively and launching is successful. The CEO of the company has asked the Manager to come up with a detailed production plan to ensure everything runs smoothly once operations start. As the Operations and Production Manager of this unit, explain in detail the various steps involved in the production of this new car. Your plan should also cater for challenges and contingencies that you may face during operations.

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