Factories

Yesterday I talked about how much work there is when producing art. Some artists manage this work by creating "factories" around themselves through which they delegate much or all of the work to others. In the TV show Iconoclasts, Jeff Koons' factory is shown - he is basically a "factory foreman" and idea generator, and the art is manufactured assembly-line style. Damien Hirst also has a factory through which many of his works are completely created by others. This factory tradition actually goes back as far as the Renaissance.
Some artists get to a point in their career where there is a huge demand for *anything* by that artist. Some of these artists decide to take advantage of the situation and produce the largest possible amount of art that can be attributed to them.
I am ambivalent about whether I'd like to be in a position where I'm a "factory foreman". But, it might be cool to just think up ideas all day.