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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-19-2019, 12:18 PM
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I guess that is your take on it. Since I cannot access the e-mails and installation reports from equipment I supported in the 17 years before I retired I cannot offer photos or written proof. Or can I cite the exact dates where the company had to bite a big bullet and bring manufacturing back under it's own roof.
Take away from this what you want. No skin off my back.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-19-2019, 09:27 AM
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My experience as a QA, Service and Field Engineer when using such facilities for manufacturing. From items as small cameras to as large as platesetters that image printing plates for the printing industry. It is amazing that quality that was not acceptable when made in house suddenly becomes acceptable to management when made elsewhere. If the in house facility would have been allowed to drop quality levels they could have made it less expensive too. A real pet peeve of mine.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-19-2019, 02:44 AM
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This has been the pattern for all of their releases. Since they seem to have no production facilities of their own, they must purchase time slots from other companies. If they miss their slot they have to wait until they can be rescheduled. If they grease the skids, then they may be able to get placed earlier in the schedule.
Third party manufacturing may be a reality, but you lose all control over delivery dates and in many instances even quality. The third party manufacturer is also under shareholder pressure to produce profits so they do whatever they can minimize costs. Now two sets of shareholders must be satisfied. For whatever Ricoh does not manufacture in house they are at the mercy of their contractors and the contractors know it.
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