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 Efficient Transit Solutions                                                          July 15, 2011
 
Peter MullerDear Colleagues,
  

This month the Vectus/Suncheon project joins the ULTra-Fairwood/Amritsar project (announced last month) in having approval to commence implementation.  

 

I have recently spent quite a bit of time meeting with and/or discussing PRT with different suppliers. The common theme seems to be that there is just too much testosterone in this business! Almost every vendor strongly believes that their solution is by far the best and that all others have fatal or near-fatal flaws. Gentlemen (there are no ladies in this group), it is in your own best interests to be a bit more humble and to not discount your competitors;  they are generally smarter than you give them credit for.

 

Oftentimes, when a competitor's weaknesses are pointed out to me, I am aware that they are working on improvements, and/or that these same weaknesses are not as serious as made out, and/or are, in fact, strengths in some situations. I hope that all vendors are aware that marketing one's strengths is more effective than marketing the competition's weaknesses.

 

Those vendors who are in the very early stages should note that, it seems to me, the amount of testosterone declines slightly in those suppliers further along the development spectrum. Perhaps they have learned by experience!

 

Best regards, 

   

Peter J. Muller, P.E. 

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