This invention relates to a production system for retail goods which is
intended for timely collection of accurate sales information from retail
outlets and flexible production of goods in accordance with the same
information, and includes sales information collecting units for
collecting sales information at a plurality of sales outlets, a
production size determining unit for determining a production quantity to
be produced in the future for a plurality of goods based on the sales
information received from the plurality of sales information collecting
units, and a production unit for flexibly manufacturing the plurality of
goods based on the sales information which is collected at the plurality
of sales information collecting units. After the production size
determining unit determines the production quantity, output data
indicative of the production quantity determined by the production size
determining unit is transmitted to the production unit so that the
production unit manufactures the production quantity of the plurality of
goods.