I worked for almost 40 years at a company that made rocket engines. For the first couple decades (and all the time prior to my starting there), the head of the company was someone who came up through the ranks. They were very knowledgeable about rocket engines, or at least very knowledgeable at the aspect that they worked on (there are a lot of specialties involved), and somewhat knowledgeable about the others.
But as the company traded hands, we ended up with CEOs or GMs that knew nothing about rockets and instead were just focused on the business aspects of it. Some of them were smart people, but they wouldn’t have cared if the company was making spoons or skateboards. From my vantage point, the company really went downhill when that happened, but I don’t think it’s uncommon these days.
So I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy knows nothing about logistics.
I worked for almost 40 years at a company that made rocket engines. For the first couple decades (and all the time prior to my starting there), the head of the company was someone who came up through the ranks. They were very knowledgeable about rocket engines, or at least very knowledgeable at the aspect that they worked on (there are a lot of specialties involved), and somewhat knowledgeable about the others.
But as the company traded hands, we ended up with CEOs or GMs that knew nothing about rockets and instead were just focused on the business aspects of it. Some of them were smart people, but they wouldn’t have cared if the company was making spoons or skateboards. From my vantage point, the company really went downhill when that happened, but I don’t think it’s uncommon these days.
So I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy knows nothing about logistics.