[Elecraft] A modest proposal...

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

An answer by someone who understands manufacturing and a standard BOM.

~73
Don
KD8NNU


On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM, David Gilbert wrote:

> Personally, I don't see how that suggestion saves anyone anything. 
> The great majority of those who order anything in kit or modular form 
> are going to want a printed manual, and I'd bet that at least half of 
> any buyer of an assembled item is going to want one as well, 
> especially if it is free.  So all you get is a small reduction in 
> printed manuals at the cost of more hassle and opportunity for error 
> on the part of Elecraft.  From a purely manufacturing point of view, 
> variability and the need for a decision (do I send a manual with this 
> order or don't I?) represent complexity and opportunity for error. 
> How happy are folks who wanted a manual going to be when their item 
> arrives without it by mistake?  What is it going to cost Elecraft to 
> expedite the shipment of one?
>
> Eliminating paper completely may or may not be a bad thing depending 
> upon the situation, but if you can't do it completely it is rarely 
> even a good thing.
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
> On 8/21/2011 1:14 AM, Alastair Couper wrote:
>> I would like to suggest that the good folks at Elecraft consider 
>> making
>> paper manuals an optional item at check out time. It could save a 
>> little
>> money and paper, and some like myself are more inclined to download 
>> the
>> info in any case. Especially with radios that are evolving, like the 
>> K3,
>> one ends up doing this when new firmware makes the old paper manual
>> incomplete. So just being able to eliminate the paper completely 
>> would be
>> a fine thing, IMHO.
>>
>> NH7O
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