[Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

[David Gilbert]

I think you're grossly underestimating the disruptive cost of a move 
like that.  The loss of product flow (or at the very least the cost of 
the redundancy involved to avoid it, the massive time spent 
orchestrating such a move, the undefined cost of the probable loss of 
key personnel who probably would not join the move, the cost of 
retraining new manufacturing personnel, the potential cost of defective 
product caused by the move (it happens ... trust me) ... not to mention 
the transportation cost of the move itself.  All to react to cost 
increases from suppliers that have nothing to do with the location of 
the firm itself.

Defend it all you want, but it's a poorly considered proposal.

Dave   AB7E


On 9/24/2015 8:56 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:
> Jim,
>     I do have a clue on Ca. It's a great place to live but expensive as heck
> compared to most places except maybe NYC. San Diego is one of my favorite
> places to live.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim
> Brown
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:23 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October
>
> On Thu,9/24/2015 6:03 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:
>> Have you guys considered moving the company to a state with a lower cost
> of living?
>
> If you had a clue about the quality of life in the part of California where
> Elecraft is located, you wouldn't be asking that question. I live a few
> miles down the road, and it's as close to heaven as I can imagine.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
> Santa Cruz, CA
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