The business model described in my previous postings add up to what has been coined a "virtual business," meaning a business that focuses on core design and development operations, and then contracts with other businesses to perform various manufacturing, assembly, and delivery processes. The idea really is not new; automobile manufacturers have always done this, as have aircraft builders, defense contractors, and so on. The new thing is, of course, the computer linked to other computers via the internet and now other media. This simply speeds up the process of keeping parts and processes in the pipeline and coordinated with various schedules along the assembly process. It is the basis of how Jon Persson Designs will operate at scale in the years ahead.
To move this process forward, I will be actively developing working relationships with businesses capable of supplying the technology support, parts cutting and finishing, assembly, and delivery that this business model requires. This will naturally include working with established boat builders, ultimately in a variety of regions to simplify the matter of delivering finished boats over long distances. The objective will be to establish an efficient order-to-delivery procedure that is workable for business associates and of value for clients.
The transition and, frankly, the re-grouping underway at this business will require many days of small steps to reach the major points along the way. The first step has been to open up a broad discussion of ideas, concepts, business plans, and most of all, designs; to which purpose this blog is devoted. With this site, a continuous broadcast of this passage will be forthcoming to include both the projects and developments as they unfold.
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