I think you're going to have a real tough time finding anyone willing to agree with you there. If line management didn't have a handle on the fact there was a p

I think you're going to have a real tough time finding anyone willing to agree with you there. If line management didn't have a handle on the fact there was a problem and communicate it up the chain they failed. Likewise, if they signed off on a bullshit kludge they failed. If middle management opted to shovel blame around for their division of the company faceplanting instead of getting out in front of the issue and getting their people whatever they needed to get shit done they failed. If senior management decided to apply additional pressure downstream instead of quickly pivoting to full crisis mitigation mode when issues started piling up on the production lines, they not only failed but are likely the most culpable.