Research: Industry

Production.

Depth	Research	Effect	Cost	Time	Company level	Needs
1	Work planning	production cycles run 10 % faster	€8,000	15 min	2
2	Shift system	cycles run another 15 % faster	€20,000	1 h	2	Work planning
3	Mass production	cycles run another 20 % faster	€50,000	3 h	3	Shift system; either this or Craftsmanship
3	Craftsmanship	finished and premium goods sell 15 % dearer at city markets	€50,000	3 h	3	Shift system; either this or Mass production
4	Level 6	businesses can be upgraded to level 6	€80,000	6 h	3	Mass production or Craftsmanship
6	Level 7	businesses can be upgraded to level 7	€4,000,000	8 h	7	Level 6
7	Full automation	cycles run another 30 % faster	€55,000,000	16 h	10	Level 7
8	Level 8	businesses can be upgraded to level 8	€900,000,000	24 h	13	Full automation

Data as of 2026-09-30, generated from the game. If a number here differs from the game, the game is right.