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(...) (URL) seem to mention the specifics of the restructuring though, since it doesn't even mention Enfield's plant... any further news now that it's Tuesday? (And probably late afternoon in Denmark already) DaveE (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yike's!!! What does that mean for 3033 Tubs? Don't those come from Enfield? I can't see those being sold if they have to import them! (...) From a fan POV this should scare the pants off you! That is a lot of money and can't be a good thing. I (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) If this is any indicator, every year when those Salvation Army Christmas angels come out (at the mall they have a tree and each ornament has the first name and age of a local needy kid and a list of what he or she would like for Christmas-- (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think this is good news overall. Especially this part: What did we learn? First of all, we have learned that we must run a healthy business with focus on healthy growth. This means that our important business area, Play Materials, must also (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) On the speculatively plus side, didn't we (LUGNet at large) identify a potential problem with economic competition between bulk sales of bricks and the brick tubs themselves? Perhaps if the 3033 is discontinued TLC will be able to devote more (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) pond) good for the USians, too? Hmm... This is not good, huh? Low US prices are a good thing for us, since even including shipping overseas, they still be lower than prices here for many of the sets. Selçuk (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) It might have something to do with the value of the US Dollar so being so high right now. (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) It will not make much of a difference. I don't know how many machines Enfield has, but I would suspect less than 25 injection molding machines (if they are laying off 100 people...) The cost of shipping Lego would not be very high, at least, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Really! I would think that 100 people (per shift) could support 3-400 molding machines. The machines don't need full time attendants. Do we have an industrial engineer from the plastics industry in the house? I'm guessing. ++Lar (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) The last time I was in the factory, there was probably 75 - 80 moulding machines. There was also the decorating and assembling lines, along with the various packing lines. One thing this will do is make it a LOT more difficult for groups to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Never been to the factory, but from the pictures I've seen, that's reasonable. (...) Yup :-( Understanding the true bulk ordering system a few of the NZ AFOLs got and how long/hard it was to get...doesn't sould too fun. (...) Yeah.. :\ I don't (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree. I also noticed that section, but here are some blurbs which caught my eye: What did we learn? <snip> We need to focus on strengthening our direct consumer access and on building stronger consumer relations. <snip> What have we (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Eh, Swedes, Danes, they're really just the same. (Ack, don't *EVER* say that to a Swede *or* a Dane...although the Norwegians might get a kick out of it, unless you generalise them into it too.) I wonder what the lugnet.loc.dk and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I am unclear about what parts of the Enfield plant are closing. Obviously, the molding facility is closing, but what do they mean by the processing ( (URL) ). It was a long time ago (1987) but there were more than 100 people working in the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Further Article on Lego ceasing Manufacturing at Enfield, CT location
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(...) It sounds like they are just closing a small part of it, the manufacturing side. They are keeping the distribution and headquarters in Enfield. An article from my local paper: Lego To Shut Enfield Plant, Lay Off 94 By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN The (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm no engineer, but DK's Ultimate Lego book talks about the injection plant called 'Kornmarken' (must mean something in Danish) at TLG's headquarters in Billund. It says that the injection moulding machines require VERY LITTLE human (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I updated to IE 5.5 but I still have the same problem. After clicking that I accept the agreement (the second time, since the first time just tells me that this is a demo version to play with) the 3/4 of the screen where I would expect Mosaic (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Are there Lego reps in each state. I have found that the local toy stores here in Idaho are not very informed about new Lego products. Is there a Lego rep here? I usually try to inform them, but I don't think they really believe what I say. Rose (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"r2" <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:G4rJ14.C95@lugnet.com... (...) Lego (...) A couple of weeks ago I met the LEGO rep who covers the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area of North Carolina on a part time basis (the job is part time by (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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Larry Pieniazek writes: <<I'm guessing.>> 'nuff said. -- Richard (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Enfield's WAY too big to shut down the whole works on something like this. All of their Americas marketing is done out of there, distribution, etc. There's a HUGE shows & events department there - probably 30,000+ sq ft of workspace and (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Lego To Shut Enfield Plant, Lay Off 94 By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN The Hartford Courant November 28, 2000 Lego will lay off 94 workers and shut down its Enfield-based manufacturing plant in response to a multimillion-dollar net loss this year, the company (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Do they even understand that one of the reasons they're losing money is because they're dumbing down their educational building toy product? They start losing money (for the first time ever, apparently) around the same time as they introduce (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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Much as I'd like to believe that, I bet money was wasted on other things, trying to "grow the brand". I wonder how much they blew on the RockRaiders, with the comic scenes and video game and total-theme research. I wonder the same about Action Team. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) <snort> Not likely. They'd probably be killing off the 3033s because they compete too hard with the overpriced Bulk bricks. Don't get me wrong, I've ordered a LOT of Bulk, but not one standard brick yet, the prices are WAY too high per piece. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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(...) But he is guessing just right. an automatic injection molding machine does not require a full time operator. One operator could easily oversee 20-30 machines, with enough automation is utilized, and I know Lego is very good at that. Selçuk (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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NOVEMBER 27, 19:05 EST Lego To Close Molding, Processing ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Toymaker Lego Systems Inc. said Monday it would close its molding and processing operations in Connecticut as part of a global restructuring. The move will mean the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.announce) !!
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(...) I doubt it. LDMI (Lego Direct Marketing), the main distribution warehouse, is still in East Windsor, CT (about three miles from me, actually). Some of the blocks may have originated from Enfield, but much of them are tride-and-true Danish (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Will Middelaer writes: [...] (...) The full Associated Press article is now available on LUGNET at: (URL) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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This is the latest from BBC. Wednesday, 29 November, 2000, 13:46 GMT Lego is in trouble, and it is Pokemon's fault, according to Eva Lykkegaard, head of information at the Danish toy maker. The Pokemon-craze that has swept the minds of children (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) -Jon (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Indeed I was. But it was an educated guess based on my experience in the metals molding and manufacturing automation businesses, my chemical engineering background, my reading of several books on Lego and their manufacturing processes, and my (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Me either, unless you count tan or grey as a standard brick (I don't...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Sounds like TLC needs a Lego cartoon or stop motion movie to boost sales. Some of the stuff they have been doing lately seems to be leaning that way. Steve Martin (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I've also bought green (I haven't processed enough tubs). Also, the green 1x6 and 1x8 bricks aren't easy to get in tubs or sets. Also, dark grey. (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Only if they buy the license from Ritvik. Dave! (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) Frankly, blaming their losses on Pokemon seems like a bit of a cop out. Pokemon was just as (if not more) popular in 1999 as in 2000, and they managed to run a profit that year. Perhaps they need to return to the business plan (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I hate to post me too posts, but ... Blaming losses on Pokemon may be a good cover for the news and for Joe Public, but if people inside the company *really* think that Pokemon is at fault for their sales drop, they need to get sacked. Lego (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes! A MindStorms shirt would be cool as well, even if it just had the programmable brick amidst the "MINDSTORMS" storm background that is used on the RIS box. -Peter (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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(...) I'll add in here, that I was guessing. I was figuring around 5 machines/operator, and a fair overhead/support. For example, if you don't have any production, you don't require _any_ QA. Also, if you figure 500 machines (a possible number, but (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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