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Mass manufacturing is cheap because of economiea of scale, that means large volumes. The best a small shop can achieve, and that can be highly profitable if don
by hef19898 3y ago
Mass manufacturing is cheap because of economiea of scale, that means large volumes. The best a small shop can achieve, and that can be highly profitable if done right, is small batches, prototyping or serving as a sub-contractor for the big ones.
None of which actually drives final product prices dibe, and is already done extensively.
- jaredmclaughlin 3y agoThis is only true with the current level of technology adoption. The economic lot size will trend towards a single unit as technology adoption improves.
- hef19898 3y agoThere is no technology that makes lot size one economically viable so. TPs has it as a goal, but hardly ever achieves that. And even then, we talk about the lot size of one production order. Economies of scale apply to the overall output of a plant, not individual production orders...