>However, they often fail to see that it is an even better business move to still shut down production and sell those raw materials onwards to someone else who

>However, they often fail to see that it is an even better business move to still shut down production and sell those raw materials onwards to someone else who will pay handsomely for them. Isn't this the short-term quarter-to-quarter mindset that gets constantly roasted on HN? Isn't there value to your brand in being a dependable supplier to your customers? And isn't there business value in retaining your workforce, instead of having to lay them off, since you shut the factory down?