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Here's a random thought about production...
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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 15893751" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>It all starts with demand. Demand drives volume. Volume gets broken down into labor time (hours, shifts, days, weeks) and defines a required cycle time at a normal operating efficiency. Unit price has manufacturing costs (Capital, tooling, labor) rolled in outside profit margins. That budget along with volume determines how the product is manufactured- fancy automated systems or a lot of hands, or both.</p><p></p><p>When I was younger, I couldn't fathom the idea of so many people touching everything we use every day. The longer I'm in the industry, the more interesting it gets. Almost everything you interact with has been handled more times than you can imagine- just to get to you.</p><p></p><p>THEN you get to see the ugly side of manufacturing and wonder how in the hell anything works. Ever. Like, how do our cars not fall apart rolling down the road when many of the people who built it shouldn't be trusted with a warm stick of butter, or be anywhere near a clean window. Why do I need to put $10,000 worth of safety devices over a friggin' hand-operated arbor press? Why is everything more expensive because of morons?</p><p></p><p>The official word for this is "Sonder"</p><p>The word I use is "Iwantoffthisride"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 15893751, member: 181885"] It all starts with demand. Demand drives volume. Volume gets broken down into labor time (hours, shifts, days, weeks) and defines a required cycle time at a normal operating efficiency. Unit price has manufacturing costs (Capital, tooling, labor) rolled in outside profit margins. That budget along with volume determines how the product is manufactured- fancy automated systems or a lot of hands, or both. When I was younger, I couldn't fathom the idea of so many people touching everything we use every day. The longer I'm in the industry, the more interesting it gets. Almost everything you interact with has been handled more times than you can imagine- just to get to you. THEN you get to see the ugly side of manufacturing and wonder how in the hell anything works. Ever. Like, how do our cars not fall apart rolling down the road when many of the people who built it shouldn't be trusted with a warm stick of butter, or be anywhere near a clean window. Why do I need to put $10,000 worth of safety devices over a friggin' hand-operated arbor press? Why is everything more expensive because of morons? The official word for this is "Sonder" The word I use is "Iwantoffthisride" [/QUOTE]
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