Keep Running Faster – You Might Win the Race to the Bottom!
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein
Operational efficiency is necessary but not sufficient. Simply being better at doing things the way that they have always been done may provide some respite, a way to carve profit from a market in which downwards pressure on price is unrelenting, but it is not a long-term solution to the structural changes which are affecting the industry. By running faster, you might win the price-cutting race to the bottom but the real issue is whether you will have a sustainable business when you get there.