One option is to get one of those big name companies to write a report on how much that change cost to the economy due equipment that had to be written off, dow

One option is to get one of those big name companies to write a report on how much that change cost to the economy due equipment that had to be written off, downtime, etc. Doesn't have to accurate, just impressive. And then maybe next time, circulate the report just before the decision has to be taken.