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This made we wonder why there aren't more regional or local pencil factories or factories of other low tech products where a few people and the right machinery
by forinti 9y ago
This made we wonder why there aren't more regional or local pencil factories or factories of other low tech products where a few people and the right machinery can be quite productive.
- jhoechtl 9y agoBecause shipping products from overseas where they are mass-made is cheaper than producing them next corner. An effect of globalization.
- wbl 9y agoScale matters as does brand. If you are just the regional pencil factory, and only distribute in a small area, you will have difficulty keeping the factory working all the time.