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minus-squareEatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoComplexity is expensive.
minus-squareRumRunningDevil@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoExpensive isn’t really an issue though is it? If I can guarantee you quadruple your revenue by doubling your expense, you’d take the deal no? That’s basically what these things do.
minus-squareVAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 minutes agoTo be a bit more precise, is it about throughput or lead time? Because for throughput I imagine you can just have more workers, but for quicker shipping you need to do pick and pack in less time, rather than do a lot of them in a given time.
Complexity is expensive.
Expensive isn’t really an issue though is it?
If I can guarantee you quadruple your revenue by doubling your expense, you’d take the deal no? That’s basically what these things do.
To be a bit more precise, is it about throughput or lead time? Because for throughput I imagine you can just have more workers, but for quicker shipping you need to do pick and pack in less time, rather than do a lot of them in a given time.