Fishmonger: compare the models.

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Fishmonger: operating comparison
ModelEarns fromCapacity constraintsKey distinction
Retail Fish ShopRetail basket or merchandise unitCustomer demand, product availability and checkout capacityThe retailer owns merchandise and recognizes gross product sales, unlike consignment.
Seafood WholesaleExternal wholesale unitSupply availability, warehouse capacity and dispatchBusiness-customer volume sales require stockholding, handling and trade-credit working capital.
Customer-Catch ProcessingProcessed quantity or billed machine-hourMachine time, process yield and customer material availabilityInput and output ownership stays with the customer; the processor earns only conversion-related fees.
Own-Brand Prepared Seafood ProductionExternal finished unit soldBottleneck production stage, good-output yield and inventoryThe manufacturer owns inputs and finished inventory and carries external product sales risk.

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Use consistent periods, geographic assumptions, owner labor treatment and financing assumptions. These operating descriptions are not a profitability ranking.

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