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Originally Posted by trebuchet03
But, Lean manufacturing, production leveling, etc. etc. does not address the issue that 61 vehicles rather than 400 were sold I'm willing to bet it wasn't Ford's choice of using a specific brand of spot welder robot that made the customer move to another brand
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No, but it does increase/lower the price of the goods/services provided. Cost/quality IS a consideration in what you buy, and when the cost is higher than the quality, you'll move to something else, which DOES explain why only 61/400 were sold.
I think an example of this is: Why would I pay $5 for 2 rolls of toilet paper with quilting from Wal-Mart, when I could get the same brand in larger quantity for the same price from Dollar General?
That example obviously cuts out the LEAN aspect, since manufacturing isn't the issue, but it does show example of value/cost comparison, and gives reason to why consumers might have gone for something that cost less for the same value, or paid the same for more value.
It's like saying "You just bought a Cadillac... and got a Pontiac."
