.........cost control became a big part of manufacturing a product.
An early example where cost didn't matter was the Duesenberg. These cars were made up until 1937 and there would have been no concerns about how much the car cost to make because they knew they could recover the cost in the sale price. They made the best cars that they could. At what point in time did the Accountants become an important part of the manufacturing process, and not just capturing the numbers?
Plenty of early razors seem to have been made using the same philosophy. Now it's all about saving $0.000001 cents per unit by making the plastic thinner. When did the tipping point happen? Why, as consumers don't we demand better products more often? The shaving community seems very happy to support cottage industries that are interested in making great products and we are happy to pay for it.
That's it, I'm off to bed. It's 2:27am and when I start thinking about deep topics like this I think I need to get some sleep.
An early example where cost didn't matter was the Duesenberg. These cars were made up until 1937 and there would have been no concerns about how much the car cost to make because they knew they could recover the cost in the sale price. They made the best cars that they could. At what point in time did the Accountants become an important part of the manufacturing process, and not just capturing the numbers?
Plenty of early razors seem to have been made using the same philosophy. Now it's all about saving $0.000001 cents per unit by making the plastic thinner. When did the tipping point happen? Why, as consumers don't we demand better products more often? The shaving community seems very happy to support cottage industries that are interested in making great products and we are happy to pay for it.
That's it, I'm off to bed. It's 2:27am and when I start thinking about deep topics like this I think I need to get some sleep.