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Old 04-15-2018, 12:58 AM   #23
bigben
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Model: Challenger 37TB
State: Kentucky
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In a second career, I was in manufacturing. Some of our biggest concerns to maintain quality were standardizing processes, materials and manpower. Getting trained, reliable manpower was always the biggest test. All of this on a product with a 14 second cycle time making upwards to 4500 units per day, selling for $450 per unit, with a $25 margin. Tight!!

Now think about how many rvs get made per day, how many variant models there are and then think about the article relative to manpower. It would be a nightmare trying to stabilize processes and manpower.

Not making any excuses for the manufacturers but know that everyone suffers from the same issues - even the high end shops.
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