You can sometimes fool the fans, but you can never fool the players. When you raise the bottom, the top rises. When people set their own targets, they usually hit them. If nobody pays attention, people stop caring. By which we mean change begins at the top.
Stack argues that cost counts, and people count in controlling costs.
Since thousands of companies remanufacture engines and engine parts, what SRC offers is hardly unique. Its edge comes from being a least-cost producer and beating the competition on price. With lower costs, lower prices still produce profits. People count because individual employees are constantly making decisions on whether to salvage a part or replace it with a new one. If the labor cost in salvaging a part is greater than the cost of buying a new one, a good intention becomes a bad business decision.