Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S to catch up on Model 3

Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by rando444 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:56PM (#15605863)

You could substitute Apple with Wal-Mart in your comment and every bit would be just as true.

Sometimes forcing your supply chain to pinch every penny works out the best for your shareholders.. sometimes focusing on quality products pays off more in the long run.

Time will tell.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by williamscales on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @06:32PM (#15606099)

Hmm, I think I do agree with you that it would be true, but in my estimation it does shift the meaning. I was thinking of how Apple is known to specify extremely rigorous quality standards on cutting edge technology and really push its suppliers to advance their craft. Whereas Walmart I would associate more with outright penny-pinching.

I'm thinking about the different ways to structure a business to achieve a quality product. Is there a good example of a company that produces, in-house, an entire non-trivial (i.e. there are some systems to be integrated) product?

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by alexeldeib on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @06:48PM (#15606186)

First companies that come to mind as plausibly fulfilling this would be Samsung/LG types. Not sure of an example of a company on a smaller scale.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by Gibbon1 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:22PM (#15607091)

Other comment mentioned Intel. Intel does their own fab.

Other point Boeing had years long delays with the 787 partly due to developing a new technology while also trying to outsource much of their production.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by smaddox on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:06PM (#15607006)

Intel.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by chipotle_coyote on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @07:34PM (#15606493)

You could substitute Apple with Wal-Mart in your comment and every bit would be just as true.

No, it wouldn't. The OP asserted that Apple holds their supply chain to rigorous quality standards. You're asserting that Walmart holds their supply chain to the lowest possible pricing.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by cma on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @06:13PM (#15605977)

Insourcing some things also helps pose a credible threat to suppliers in the future when you tell them to straighten something up or you will insource it.

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