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There was never a supply "chain" to begin with. If you're looking for a more precise metaphor, think of it as a large pot of slightly overcooked spaghetti and
by Rygian 4y ago
There was never a supply "chain" to begin with.
If you're looking for a more precise metaphor, think of it as a large pot of slightly overcooked spaghetti and meatballs.
Where anyone can throw stuff into the pot.
- ben_w 4y agoAt the top level, that sounds apt. But people have automated the throwing in of stuff, and even when the original stuff was excellent, stuff sources are sometimes bought out by bad actors. And sometimes the stuff has ingredients, where the ingredients are also so managed, so I would say that there is still a chain.
- yosito 4y agoI think you're oversimplifying spaghetti and meatballs. There are supply chains that go into that as well. Nothing in the modern world is built from raw materials. In theory, if it weren't for supply chain security, someone could poison you in your kitchen by going to a chicken farm, feeding toxins to chickens, who lay contaminated eggs which are sold to a factory that makes pasta, which is sold to a grocery store where your coworker bought it to make spaghetti and meatballs that he brought to your potluck. Even I'm over simplifying it. The point is, without supply chain security, anyone already can throw stuff into any pot.