Editorial body
A stone sitting in a workshop is not simply sitting.
It is consuming time.
Photography waits.
Certification waits.
Buyer presentation waits.
Cash conversion waits.
Inventory velocity matters.
A delay of one week may be irrelevant.
A delay of one month across recurring cycles may become a business issue.
The gemstone holder therefore needs service-level thinking.
Intake record.
Agreed scope.
Estimated completion.
Custody documentation.
Return protocol.
Backup capacity.
This sounds terribly corporate for gemstones.
Good.
Romance is wonderful.
Operations pay invoices.
One should be able to appreciate a 600-million-year-old garnet while still using a spreadsheet.
These activities are not mutually exclusive.