Hope is not a strategy

摘要

Pablo Picasso once said that our goals can only be reached through the vehicle of a plan. There is no other route to success. As part of my recent research into supply allocation, I got into a wide-ranging discussion with a veteran industry executive that touched on the more general issue of strategy in the glass industry. He didn't want his name used, so let's call him Bob. I want to share some of his thoughts here.