Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by nicoburns on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:56AM
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It doesn't really make sense to increase toilet paper production though. There's no long-term increased demand, so the problem will probably sort itself out in a couple of weeks once everybody who has been panic buying already has a stockpile.
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Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by luckylion on Saturday March 28, 2020 @04:49PM
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The trust damage will be done by then. It's like a stock market crash because of some irrational behavior. Sure, "it'll sort itself out in a few months", but you'll have companies going under, mass layoffs etc by then.
Also, I don't know whether they'd actually need to increase production. According to super market chains, they have more than enough but it's in their storage centers and they have issues/aren't prioritizing getting it into the stores.