Each part is denoted by labeled rectangles and ovals. Flour, water, salt, yeast, rectangle, leads to mixing, oval, leads to dough, rectangle, leads to baking, oval, leads to bread, rectangle, leads to cutting, oval, leads to slices, rectangle. All parts with the exception of flour, water, salt, yeast, and slices are within the product system boundary.

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