Only slightly. I interpreted the article as "gain some experience so you can come up with good ideas". He very plainly ridiculed the idea. All I was saying was the idea isn't stupid and that it addresses a real problem facing logistics today. I agree that execution and experience matter, but nothing the author wrote gave me the impression that he would ever think it was a good idea, even if Fredrick Smith himself was pitching it.
That its addressing a real problem doesn't make a difference. A modest proposal addresses a real problem. Who delivers the solution doesn't make it any better.
If Smith was delivering the solution, it would not be what was presented. And it would not be that idea.
