5 ms·
He's not suggesting stockpiling, he's suggested increasing the amount of RAM in the system (to us a computer analogy).
by blhack 5y ago
He's not suggesting stockpiling, he's suggested increasing the amount of RAM in the system (to us a computer analogy).
- chrisan 5y agoWhat exactly is the "RAM" if not inventory?
- zen_of_prog 5y agoI think they do mean inventory, just not sitting around in a forgotten storage room. To try other computer analogies, it might be increasing the queue size or using a capacitor.
- dkokelley 5y agoProduction and logistics capacity. If you run a factory at 100% efficiency, anytime >100% throughput is necessary you get backlogged. If you have ~15% headroom as a GOAL, you can weather a shock without any downstream impact. In the case of the Port of LA shipping containers, optimizing lot storage so that you always have exactly enough space (100% efficiency) breaks down as soon as that space requirement jumps to 110%.
- blitzar 5y ago> breaks down as soon as that space requirement jumps to 110%. It breaks down at 100.0001%. At 110% the butterflys wings are flapping and creating storms on the other side of the planet.
- reportingsjr 5y agoAnd a counterpoint to this, bufferbloat, which caused lots of unnecessary latency issues in networking for years.