heya alan
What you are trying to do is haul the same amount of cargo with fewer ships. As a result, you have to consider the economics of the whole system, rather than of its individual components.
Alan B </font>[/QUOTE]right, the lighters (or cargo pods, or whathaveyou) aren't making the jumps. its the tenders/LASH vehicles that jump. and we're trying to make them jump more often. using the same framework of trade rules, the desire is to increase the rate at which trade is transacted.
i do not understand that last sentence, "As a result, you have to consider the economics of the whole system, rather than of its individual components"
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Well, I don't think you can for the _lighters_. You can make more than 2 per month for the tenders/tugs, easily.Originally posted by alanb:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Pwyll:
really, the whole idea behind LASH (from my point of view) is to minimize the turnaround time to increase the profit margin. so what we want most here is more than 2 jumps per month.
What you are trying to do is haul the same amount of cargo with fewer ships. As a result, you have to consider the economics of the whole system, rather than of its individual components.
Alan B </font>[/QUOTE]right, the lighters (or cargo pods, or whathaveyou) aren't making the jumps. its the tenders/LASH vehicles that jump. and we're trying to make them jump more often. using the same framework of trade rules, the desire is to increase the rate at which trade is transacted.
i do not understand that last sentence, "As a result, you have to consider the economics of the whole system, rather than of its individual components"