We then extrapolate how these issues will play out at the retail level as well as distribution and manufacturing over the next 10 to 20 years. We then developed a strategic plan that goes out ten years in varying degrees of detail. This is reviewed and updated each year. A company wide rolling budget that forecasts four years into the future at a high level and one year in detail is in place. I say all this to tell you that we do not take growth lightly.
All managers have access to our plans.
A secret in this case is a bomb waiting to go off. We also have a form of open book management. Distribution is ultimately a game of maximizing economy of scale. It is a cash flow business not a gross margin business. NEC's primary goal, in order to remain relevant for our members, is to increase its market-share.