Folklore Institute

“Slacker Index = total lead time ÷ actual working time. If it takes 10 hours to machine a part but 10 months to receive it, your Slacker Index is off the charts. Put another way: twelve months to get a part that takes twelve hours to make.”

(OR: how 3D printing / local machinery is cost-effective)

“Slacker Index = total lead time ÷ actual working time. If it takes 10 hours to machine a part but 10 months to receive it, your Slacker Index is off the charts. Put another way: twelve months to get a part that takes twelve hours to make.”

(OR: how 3D printing / local machinery is cost-effective)

https://open.substack.com/pub/bscholl/p/slacker-index-why-vertical-integration