Green Options » mass production http://greenoptions.com/tag/mass-production Posts tagged 'mass production' Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:23:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Mass Customization’s Role in a Sustainable Economy http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/09/27/mass-customizations-role-in-a-sustainable-economy/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/09/27/mass-customizations-role-in-a-sustainable-economy/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:23:09 +0000 Fred Etcheverry http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/09/27/mass-customizations-role-in-a-sustainable-economy/

Mass production has been used since the industrial revolution as a means of creating large quantities of standardized products. It has many advantages over one-at-a-time production. It reduces coast and provide interchangeable parts.  Its disadvantages are that it can over produce and it dehumanizes labor.

Mass production will often continue to build inventory in spite of an economic slump. Large inventories can lead to massive layoffs. Unemployment reduces consumption and a viscous circle ensues.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/09/27/mass-customizations-role-in-a-sustainable-economy/feed/ Crafting at $4 a Gallon http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/10/crafting-at-4-a-gallon/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/10/crafting-at-4-a-gallon/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:42:59 +0000 Autumn Wiggins http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/10/crafting-at-4-a-gallon/ As the organizer of what is becoming a craft show of epic scale, I have a unique perspective of the handmade movement in my region. Participants in Strange Folk are not limited to St. Louis though. This year, we will host 120 vendors from across the country, and even Canada! I’m excited, and very much in the thick of preparations at the moment. There is one glaring issue that I did not anticipate dealing with though…the dismal economy.

First, came the disappointing news from some of our former and potential sponsors that such contributions had been stricken from their budget. Then, I started hearing the various woes of crafters. They couldn’t afford to travel here due to gas prices. They had to go back to working “real” jobs full-time. Their small businesses were no longer financially sustainable. Disheartening as that is, a silver lining is unmistakable.

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