Having worked pretty directly with multiple OEMs, I can't say I've seen many issues caused caused by whatever political axe you have to grind. I've lost count o

Having worked pretty directly with multiple OEMs, I can't say I've seen many issues caused caused by whatever political axe you have to grind. I've lost count of the number of times I saw executives make decisions that had obvious negative repercussions. Things like not paying critical suppliers to get leverage in negotiations, then being surprised when production can't run.