Better modeling, more wisely applied, would have helped, Mr. Lindsey said, but so would have common sense in senior management.
Yet other aspects of its output, notably the seemingly downmarket nature of its documentary programming, saw the schedule attacked by those who felt its annual budget - which stood at £85m for 2013/14 - could be better and more wisely spent.
"Once you know what's coming in and going out, you'll be in a better position to spend more wisely from week to week," says Cate Williams, vice president of credit counseling agency Money Management International.
"Wrexham's a big club at this level and if somebody's better and can spend the money more wisely then fair enough.
So how do we spend more wisely and gain better value for what we do buy?
Mr. Sanchez, 44, said Mr. Brown had allowed streets to deteriorate and said he could better set priorities and spend city money more wisely.
Mr. Illarionov argues that that is not a bad thing: less dependence on oil, he says, forces Russia to compete better in others areas and to spend more wisely.
If we move faster but not more wisely, is that really better?
Just this week, we have taken steps to protect American consumers and homeowners, and to reform our system of government contracting so that we better protect our people while spending our money more wisely.
In other words, San Diego would appear to get a far better return on its investment than Los Angeles, spending money more wisely to improve student outcomes.
