David Brin points out that the Japanese invented Just in Time delivery, which means that there’s an increasing advantage to moving goods directly into “warehouses” that are mobile… and bigger ones are better. He then goes on to point out that the Japanese have learned something in the aftermath of Fukushima, and are now moving AWAY from just in time delivery because it’s efficient, has tax advantages† and FRAGILE. He likes this analogy: A marathon runner, runway model and couch potato find themselves on a raft a long way from land. Who survives? (No fair bringing up cannibalism.)
† Because warehouses and the goods in them are often taxed as “property” by political entities that have a property tax. He suggests that this tax is a disincentive to doing the (correct?) robust thing.
brwydave Premium Member about 3 years ago
Is a stent called for?
Concretionist about 3 years ago
David Brin points out that the Japanese invented Just in Time delivery, which means that there’s an increasing advantage to moving goods directly into “warehouses” that are mobile… and bigger ones are better. He then goes on to point out that the Japanese have learned something in the aftermath of Fukushima, and are now moving AWAY from just in time delivery because it’s efficient, has tax advantages† and FRAGILE. He likes this analogy: A marathon runner, runway model and couch potato find themselves on a raft a long way from land. Who survives? (No fair bringing up cannibalism.)
† Because warehouses and the goods in them are often taxed as “property” by political entities that have a property tax. He suggests that this tax is a disincentive to doing the (correct?) robust thing.
moosemin about 3 years ago
I hope this episode does not give some religious terrorist group any ideas!
admiree2 about 3 years ago
The ship is as tall as the Empire State Building.
There’s their mistake. Why didn’t they go through the Canal vertically? ——S. Colbert