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HiBC · July 24, 2014, 05:33 PM

True about the loss of tradition....

But also true,the old manufacturing plants were laid out around a mill wheel in a stream and jack shafts in the ceiling,maybe a rail line for supply.

Sure,they modernize,but that can be patch on top of patch...adaptations

While saying it out loud may be politically incorrect,the workforce that grows around a a 100 year old business may well be entropic.It has not worked out so well in Detroit.I'll let it go at that.

Of course,a move can be done wrong,product can go further downhill.

But a fresh,modern method facility,with talent,and good management can result in lower cost and higher quality.

July 24, 2014, 05:33 PM	#8
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,288	True about the loss of tradition.... But also true,the old manufacturing plants were laid out around a mill wheel in a stream and jack shafts in the ceiling,maybe a rail line for supply. Sure,they modernize,but that can be patch on top of patch...adaptations While saying it out loud may be politically incorrect,the workforce that grows around a a 100 year old business may well be entropic.It has not worked out so well in Detroit.I'll let it go at that. Of course,a move can be done wrong,product can go further downhill. But a fresh,modern method facility,with talent,and good management can result in lower cost and higher quality.