Comment Willingness to pay (Score 4, Insightful) 224
Redundancy costs money. So the real question is: "Are customers (consumers) willing to pay?"
Or perhaps a better idea is: You will pay either way. Chose: (1) Pay money now for redundancy and a guarantee of supply; or (2) "Pay" later through the unavailability of products.
Or perhaps a better idea is: You will pay either way. Chose: (1) Pay money now for redundancy and a guarantee of supply; or (2) "Pay" later through the unavailability of products.