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[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

Biggest and probably current constraint is the time it takes to create new manufacturing facilities. With how bad things are, I would imagine they have already maxed the output of the available production lines.

From what I've seen working in manufacturing and production facilities, it takes a handful of years to set up new production lines and many more to set up while new production facilities.