Factory
Ingredients → Finished products
Factory · Production operations
Big Ambitions Factory Guide
Set up production, find recipes and machines, plan factory output, compare manufacturing with importing, and fix production or delivery problems.
How Factory Production Works in Big Ambitions
A healthy factory can still leave stores empty when storage, destinations or delivery routes become the bottleneck.
Raw materials into production
Raw Materials
Purchasing
Factory
Run the recipe
Finished goods to stores
Factory
Finished Goods
Warehouse
Store ingredients
Stores
Stock and sell
Export / Importer Pier
Factory
Finished Goods
Export / Importer Pier
Purchasing
Warehouse
Finished products → Stores
What Are You Trying to Do?
Build a Factory Set up a building, machines and staff.Produce an item Search a product to see its recipe, ingredients and workstation.Plan Production Work out how much you need to produce.Compare make vs buy Compare manufacturing inputs with buying finished goods.Fix production Find the First BlockerMove finished goods Check the warehouse and delivery route.
Before You Build a Factory
Can this product be manufactured?What raw materials are needed?Which workstation is required?Can you staff it?Where will the output go?Is manufacturing actually cheaper?How much production do you need?
Production also depends on storage and distribution.
Recipe finder
How Do I Produce This Item?
Search a product to see its recipe, ingredients and workstation.
Selected recipe
Current recipe
Frozen Food
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast×200
- Vinaigrette×100
- Workstation
- Food Workstation
- Base recipe output
- 200
Find the Right Production Line
Which Workstation Do You Need?
Search a product to find its production group and required machines.
Production group
Food Workstation
15 recipesRequired machines
Should You Manufacture It or Import It?
This quick comparison uses current base wholesale ingredient values. It does not include payroll, rent, factory overhead, downtime or distribution.
Factory Worker output scales with skill level. Satisfaction does not change this production formula.
View Factory Worker skill →Worker Output Preview
Recipe output follows round(recipe output × (0.5 + skill / 200)). The current scenario uses Skill 60.
| Skill | Effective recipe output |
|---|---|
| 0 | 100 |
| 25 | 125 |
| 50 | 150 |
| 75 | 175 |
| 100 | 200 |
Plan Production
Factory Planner
Plan multiple workstations, workers and recipe allocations.
Find the First Blocker
Why Isn't My Factory Producing?
Production checks run in operational order. The first failed condition is the most useful place to investigate.
Is the factory actually producing finished goods?
No — the factory is not producingYes — production works, but the store is still empty →
The Factory Produces, But the Store Is Empty
A healthy factory can still leave stores empty when storage, destinations or delivery routes become the bottleneck.
Supply-chain diagnosis
Distribution is the likely bottleneck
Use the status checks to separate ingredient, production, storage and delivery problems.
Diagnose Logistics →When Does a Factory Make Sense?
- Manufacturing volume
- Raw material supply
- Factory-only products
- Import dependence
- Payroll
- Factory rent
- Machine cost
- Logistics
- Demand volume
Compare material cost before adding labor, rent and logistics.
Fix Common Factory Problems
| Symptom | First check | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| My factory workstation is not producing | Check business status, worker assignment, ingredients, output space and production limits. | Likely blocker |
| The workstation has ingredients but does nothing | Make sure a compatible Factory Worker is assigned during the current hour. | Likely blocker |
| Production stopped even though nothing changed | Check output storage and Produce Up To limits. | Likely blocker |
| My factory output is lower than the recipe says | Factory Worker skill scales effective recipe output. | Compare make vs buy |
| Manufacturing seems more expensive than importing | Compare material cost before adding labor, rent and logistics. | Compare make vs buy |
| I cannot find the recipe for an item | The item may not be factory-manufacturable or may use a different workstation. | Recipe finder |
| My factory produces goods but stores still run out | Check warehouse inventory, delivery routes and logistics capacity. | Supply-chain diagnosis |
Factory Database
Recipe → ingredients → machines
62 current recipes7 production groups
How Factory Production Works in Big Ambitions
Recipes define ingredients and output. Every factory recipe turns one or more ingredients into a fixed output per batch. The Recipe Finder works in both directions: an output finds its recipe, and an ingredient finds the products that use it.
Each recipe belongs to a compatible workstation. Food, consumer goods, bottled goods, clothing, garden, electronics and jewelry production use different assembly and production-machine families. A valid recipe still needs its matching equipment to operate.
Factory Worker skill changes actual recipe output. Higher Factory Worker skill increases production output. Output grows from 50% at Skill 0 to 100% at Skill 100, and employee satisfaction does not change it further.
Production also depends on storage and distribution. An open factory with workers and ingredients can stop when output space is full or a Produce Up To limit is reached. After production, warehouse stock, Logistics Manager destination capacity, vehicles and delivery routes determine whether finished goods reach a selling business.
Continue Planning Your Supply Chain
Factory Planner
Plan multiple workstations, workers and recipe allocations.
Warehouse
Plan storage and the movement of ingredients and outputs.
Logistics
Check destinations, routes, vehicles and delivery coverage.
Items
Find where an item is bought, used and produced.
Employees
Assign Factory Workers and keep production covered.
Profit
Add payroll, rent, distribution and selling conditions.