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Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by 6nf on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:25PM (#13568843)
Previously they made 5.2 million pieces per month and now they make 1.26 million pieces per month.

Seems like a disaster to me!

Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by noobermin on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:37PM (#13568901)
If they reduced their workforce by 90%, so that the cost of labor is now a tenth of what it was, then they may have improved overall profit.

Of course, that doesn't include overhead, or anything else.

Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by weaksauce on Saturday February 04, 2017 @05:23PM (#13569466)
It it's an immediate decrease in output but they are planning on moving from 60 robots to 1000 robots in 2 years. so the 2 year expected capacity is 21,000,000 with a 5% defect rate vs. the 5,200,000 units with a 25% defect rate and wages/benefits for all those people.
Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by deelowe on Saturday February 04, 2017 @11:49PM (#13570921)
All that matters is per unit cost. The rest is just a matter of scaling up.