Not disputing your observations about the series, the relationships mentioned apply to mass manufacturing. With more or less no published concourse standard (or certifying authority) for Amphicars, "quality" is pretty much left to subjective judgement of the builder (or buyer). "Quality" is also defined as the expectation for select attributes of the product (durability, originality, workmanship etc.) for the price. Their bad judgement was more an overestimation of sales value than the actual restoration itself. - azpaul50
To: azpaul50@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-20667] Re: Amphicar restoration on National Geographic TV
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 04:39:07 -0500
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I watched the whole episode, but it doesn't seem available after the broadcast showing.
I suppose there's something to learn from their attitude of just getting it done on time. This wasn't it.
There's an engineering aphorism about the three variables on any project: time, cost, and quality: you can't have it all. You can increase quality and reduce cost, but it will take more time. You can get quality and speed, but it will be expensive. You can faster and cheaper, but lose quality.
These folks put so much into speed, that it was expensive and of dubious quality. Maybe that's a bit harsh, but watching them pound that swing arm was painfully like the foolish impatience of my own learning about machinery as a teenager. Their clear-coating over the approximated paint color made me gag. Publicly blaming his suppliers for their own lack of research, planning and basic understanding was just rude.
Still, listening to all the crass lust for high profit made me smile, though. Profit was the only thing they really seemed to care about, and that was denied by their own hubris.
Craig in Alviso
1964 (Helblau), four years on and over budget;
and when I'm finally done, we'll find out about quality...
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