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Re:GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style Mobiliz... by 7952 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @03:26AM (#22625330)
It is perfectly possible to rapidly buy things in a commercial setting. You just need a good credit rating and someone to sign the purchase order or contract. Why should the vendor care if the customer is breaking an internal rule about purchasing?
Re:GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style Mobiliz... by dmix on Thursday March 19, 2020 @09:10AM (#22627097)
Because it’s not really about the access to capital, it’s about rules designed for non-pandemics slowing them down during one.