Well, when the "chips" are down... <ggg>. Interesting discussions, Mohan and Arthur. Nice segue on the flipping from fritos to pcs.
And, in a way, it seems like an interesting fit....
From the point of view of
-1- can the guy rally a team (good strategies + good interpersonal dynamics go a long way towards compensating for lack of industry-specific knowledge)
-2- distribution outside the US. In a word, connections, connections, connections. Worldwide Ops embraces a lot of stuff with import/export regulations, brokers, etc.. where your pal at the freight forwarder is a serious asset to steady sailing.
And if Allen was instrumental in getting mfg. quality significantly improved at FritoLay, then that's a profit booster. Or good preventative maintenance. (Right the first time is a great notion)
-3- And let's look at Scott's recent post with the % of US Households that have PCs. Probably same % of households have had potato chips in a one-month period.
All spoken in a fit of jest, but as Arthur points out, Jobs erred in selecting Sculley; MSD was surely involved with Allen's appointment at Dell... and... well..
we'll see......And actually, I'm craving a potato chip.
I think I'll log off the computer and get some pretzels.
<ggg --- welcome home, Arthur!>>
kathy
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