I've known horrible officers and NCOs and wouldn't trust them to operate a lemonade stand; but, they tended to be the exception, rather than the rule.  We used to have a phrase:  "Couldn't co-ordinate a 'port & starboard' watchbill in a two-man life raft."  A "port & starboard" watch means a two-section rotation; one on duty, one off.  I knew a few officers and NCOs like that.  Heck, in my first year, I was a pretty shaky officer.  However, you are taught to do things in the most efficient way, because you always lack resources.  Preventative maintenance is a lifestyle, in the military, so you learn to schedule out long term tasks like that, which filters into other work.  You structure your duty rosters to achieve these goals in advance, to allow wiggle room if you get behind or run into problems.

I order supplies for my store and have been able to weather the worst of our supply chain issues because I was proactive in getting us as much stock as I could, while it was available.  That carried us through the worst shortages, while my contemporaries were calling us constantly for supplies.  It's a simple matter of knowing our weekly (or bi-weekly) usage of our main items at setting minimums to keep on hand, which includes taking into consideration the turnaround on a supply order.  I usually allow a bit extra for higher demand items.  Then, when I am getting down to those minimums, I reorder.  Simple process, yet too many of my contemporaries seem unable to grasp it and are constantly out of something and calling us for help.  You get the odd job that depletes your supplies; but, those tend to be rarities, though you wouldn't know it by some of my sister stores.

Our home office is another matter, though they have worked hard to get us alternative paper sources and supplies of larger sizes that we can cut down or print multiples on less paper.

My boss is ex-Air Force; so, we get along perfectly and have little time for the corporate nonsense.