A men's trousers manufacturer in the early 1990s invested in modular production in some of its lines to reduce throughput times.
( ( ( ( A ( men 's ) ) ( trousers manufacturer ) ) ( in ( the ( early 1990s ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( invested ( in ( modular production ) ) ) ( in ( some ( of ( its lines ) ) ) ) ) ( to ( reduce ( throughput times ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (DT A) (NNS men) (POS 's)) (NNS trousers) (NN manufacturer)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ early) (NNS 1990s)))) (VP (VBD invested) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ modular) (NN production))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (NNS lines))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB reduce) (NP (JJ throughput) (NNS times)))))) (. .)))
Without modular production, the throughput times would still have been reduced because the artisans could have become more skilled.
( ( Without ( modular production ) ) ( , ( ( the ( throughput times ) ) ( ( ( would still ) ( have ( been ( reduced ( because ( ( the artisans ) ( could ( have ( become ( more skilled ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Without) (NP (JJ modular) (NN production))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN throughput) (NNS times)) (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN reduced) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS artisans)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN become) (S (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ skilled)))))))))))) (. .)))