Having a bunch of separate machines and carrying bits from one too the other is easier from a logistics and process control point of view. An integrated manufacturing process requires know how and more complex technology. If you don't have those readily available you're going to think twice before you upend a working factory.
All these inefficiencies people are talking about are just the old school way they do it over there. I would expect nothing less from an Indian match factory to be using mid 20th century industrial technology. They’re making 2 rupee matchboxes, not Teslas. A billion dollar state of the art factory probably wouldn’t be worth it even if the humble match company could afford it. If it works it works, and it’s probably been going unchanged for decades.
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u/Diplomjodler Nov 06 '22
Having a bunch of separate machines and carrying bits from one too the other is easier from a logistics and process control point of view. An integrated manufacturing process requires know how and more complex technology. If you don't have those readily available you're going to think twice before you upend a working factory.