>I keep seeing articles like this and thinking "these people are thinking about this wrong".
Agreed. I thought this quote exemplified that "wrong thinking":
"Say you are in the camping supply business and you don't want to keep glow-in-the-dark tent stakes in stock," Pearce said. "Just keep glow-in-the-dark plastic on hand, and if somebody needs those tent stakes, you can print them."
So, rather than a pre-packaged, sku'd, retail product on your shelf, you're going to keep some glow in the dark plastic on hand and take the time and effort to pay someone to print them?
Agreed. I thought this quote exemplified that "wrong thinking":
"Say you are in the camping supply business and you don't want to keep glow-in-the-dark tent stakes in stock," Pearce said. "Just keep glow-in-the-dark plastic on hand, and if somebody needs those tent stakes, you can print them."
So, rather than a pre-packaged, sku'd, retail product on your shelf, you're going to keep some glow in the dark plastic on hand and take the time and effort to pay someone to print them?
That's not where the benefits are.