Here's a story I tell quite often even though the full details and source have long since been lost to me. If you know the source of the story I'd be delighted to update my records.
A number of years ago someone asked the major car makers in the USA a very simple question: if you were to make one of all possible combinations of all models of all vehicles you currently make, how long would it take you to do that?
That is, imagine the Dodge Shadow is made as a 1 litre and 1.1 litres and ... 2 litres ... petrol and diesel ... sedan and hatchback ... and so on.
- Toyota responded that it would take them 2.5 days
- GM responded that it would take them 2.5 billion years
Complexity has been the GM watch word for many a long year!
Duncan
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