How to make the process more efficient?

I’m not sure what does this mean. Is it the roundness of the shape (as in the top view), which is easier to make; or the roundness of the depth (as in the cross section view):

In any case, I gave it a try with both roundnesses. A plate with cutout u-shape, circle and a star. It uses extrusion and no any form of CSG. I’m afraid I spent too much time on this demo, more than an hour, so I hope you take whatever you find useful for your project. Good luck.

Here is the demo:

https://codepen.io/boytchev/full/JjzjGzB

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