On Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:35:12 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks
wrote:

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The trouble with more automation that I see is that at some point ==there
has to a be human involved.== {emphasis added} Can trucks be unloaded and materials be
unpacked and prepared by robots? Sure, but the laws of diminishing
returns don't favor that high of degree of automation. My thought is to
just take the art out of an operation and increase quality and consistency.

If only as a consumer/customer, which implies they can
afford to purchase the product...