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Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 22:41:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote:
> My guess is that it is
> showing up in the helicopters because it's cheaper to just produce one
> part, and does't really detract that much from the flexibility of the
> set (i.e. the advantage of providing 2 or 3 separate parts vs. a single
> part is outweighed by the cost of running two different moudling
> machines).
Plus, when the LEGO-people are running their little ROI analyses to justify
creating the new part mold, showing as many uses as possible for the piece
has got to go a long way toward the bottom line.
Ignoring the cost savings of using existing molds probably figures into
these analyses as well.
Steve
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