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Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 21 Dec 2000 03:15:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general, Nathan McDowell writes:
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> > I was wondering about one other point that the author made, he said
> > that LEGO has a factory in Switzerland and that it's prohibitively expensive
> > to produce things there. Then why not close that one and keep the factory
> > in the U.S. open?
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> I believe (but am not sure) that the Swiss factory is a tool and die shop.
> That is, it doesn't produce parts, just molds for parts which are used in
> the molding plants worldwide.
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> Switzerland has a reputation for producing some of the highest precision,
> rugged, and close tolerance tool and die work in the world. This was
> especially true 20-30 years ago when the factory was built, I believe.
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> Closing the Swiss operation without a replacement would then completely
> cripple any new part production (or replacing molds once they wore out)...
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> ++Lar
My Throwbots were made entirely in Switzerland, according to the boxes. That
implies that the parts were made there, doesn't it? I think a lot of Technic
parts are made in Switerland now.
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| (...) Given the figures that we were kicking around before, the actual operation cost of the plant is likely NOT the largest price in making Lego. The machines are the investment, not the (molding floor) employees. The machines (it is HIGHLY (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I believe (but am not sure) that the Swiss factory is a tool and die shop. That is, it doesn't produce parts, just molds for parts which are used in the molding plants worldwide. Switzerland has a reputation for producing some of the highest (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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