tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8851825276487402098..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A fascinating look behind the scenes at Amazon.comPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74178911078650105452014-04-10T14:45:38.590-05:002014-04-10T14:45:38.590-05:00Nice post. Thanks for the link to the Forbes piece...Nice post. Thanks for the link to the Forbes piece. I'd recommend Bezos's annual letters to shareholders, too. They're not quite as jokey or as generally applicable as Warren Buffett's, but they do allow for some interesting glimpses into what Bezos thinks is new and intriguing. I think there's another one due out in a few weeks.George Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095127267705371637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19318919548406431032014-04-10T06:44:23.894-05:002014-04-10T06:44:23.894-05:00@Rolf: In one sense, you're right. On the ot...@Rolf: In one sense, you're right. On the other hand, that's the society in which we live today. Those of us with enough sense to recognize its shortcomings can take steps to rectify them in our own lives . . . but we can't live others' lives for them. They've got to make their own choices, and kill their own snakes.<br /><br />The 'system' will undoubtedly come to a grinding halt if the supply chain dries up. However, that's the reality we're dealing with. It's up to us to make sure that our personal 'supply chains' are a bit more robust.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73101070741975745702014-04-10T00:27:11.039-05:002014-04-10T00:27:11.039-05:00It all sounds great... until you realize he's ...It all sounds great... until you realize he's training people, his customers, to be dependent, to think as last-second, non-robust consumers. Just-In-Time manufacturing took all the "slack" out of the supply chain, making it more vulnerable to disruptions because there IS no "stock on hand," and he's doing his best be build into "the people" at the very end of the chain a "order it when you need it mentality, a nearly "anti-prepper" mentality. It's one of those things that works very well.... until it doesn't, and then it fails catastrophically. <br /><br />It is an idea that mixes badly with your post on the time between major wars.Rolfhttp://www.thestarscameback.comnoreply@blogger.com