>> No... If you sit down and look at how much we currently have, how much
>> we're likely to need in the near future, and base a purchasing decision
>> on that - in other words *look at the information* before acting -
>> _that_ would be "planning".
> 
> You miss the point. Everybody else is not going to "look at how much we
> currently have, how much we're likely to need in the near future", and it is
> the demand that will determine the outcome, so what you mention is
> *irrelevant* information. What you really need to look at is how everybody
> else behaves under such circumstances, which is the relevant information.
> You won't succeed in real life under utopic assumptions while ignoring human
> behavioural patterns.

No, _you_ miss the point: Why does it matter if our suppliers run out of 
something we don't actually need to purchase right now?

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