Re: [Leica] A most daring proposition.

[Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>]

Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> It seems ludicrous that any company, even in the 'good old days' would
> produce *every* component of things that they sold, including washers,
> gears and screws.  Why stop there?  Why not use "Leitzianer" to mine the
> copper and zinc to produce the brass used in the bodies?
> 
> Please not that I am not doubting you!
> 
> Dan C.
 
I am not a manufacturing engineer but can think of two reasons Leitz
would produce all components.

1. Availabilty, when you are small and rely on a single outside supplier
your production can grind to a halt with a single hiccup from the vendor
of a 2 cent part.

2. Quality, less an issue today with better understanding of statistical
means to measure quality of delivered parts. 


Dennis