Elton John Diamonds (SDE Blu-Ray #31) Dec. 27th, 2024

[ar surround]

They're notorious for this.

OTOH, they gave us a little advance notice and it’s only the difference of a week. I can easily live with it.

Admit it, Doc. At our ages another week seems like the blink of an eye.

 

[esimms86]

Admit it, Doc. At our ages another week seems like the blink of an eye.

True, ar. And it’s not like we have nothing else to listen to in the meantime.

 

[Whit]

They're notorious for this.

The world of physical media has joined the rest of the manufacturing industry. Product will only be manufactured when there is a guarantee it will be sold. This manufacturing practice has been used for at least 20 years. It’s called “just in time” and it puts the majority of the burden on the manufacturing end of business. Manufacturing products has become a very intensive, fast paced process (meeting time lines but still achieving high quality results). Because of demand and the fast pace of manufacturing the quality of product is always at risk. Employees lose their jobs when quality isn’t controlled while still meeting deadlines.
Everything is driven by the company’s profit margin. Having a warehouse full of product that must be inventoried and reported to the government as assets is costly. The less inventory a company has to declare the better.
Unfortunately for the consumer, low inventory helps to drive demand while avoiding prices from falling because of a glut of product. The price of doing business is as always, about timing and precision.
Merry Christmas everyone.