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FWIW, Sears houses were also discussed in the article: > (Some companies reduce transportation costs by shipping homes in smaller pieces, an approach pioneered
by eesmith 3y ago
FWIW, Sears houses were also discussed in the article:
> (Some companies reduce transportation costs by shipping homes in smaller pieces, an approach pioneered by Sears and other retailers of “build your own home” kits in the early 20th century, but that just shifts the cost from transportation to assembly.)
- hedora 3y agoIt is unclear to me that it’s more expensive to assemble the kit on site than in a factory. Yes, weather is an issue. However, the “factory floor” is effectively infinite size. If robots were assembling the houses and doing the finish work then they’d have a better argument. With the Sears approach, you can still have robots do most of the cutting and part of the fabrication.