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Slogan: We should fork the supply chain I think we should push for a documented second supply chain, separate from the existing one. Everything would cost more
by mikewarot 4y ago
Slogan: We should fork the supply chain
I think we should push for a documented second supply chain, separate from the existing one. Everything would cost more, and nothing trade secret or proprietary or from outside the chain should be allowed into it. (Or that should be the goal, any way) This would serve as an exercise in history, archiving the current state of manufacturing as it stands to some extent.
You should be able to track ANY part or product of this chain all the way back to original sources and methods. It would be awesome for enhancing the National Security of any Nations that helped sponsor it.
Bonus points if you can show all the materials, labor, time, waste created, etc. of a produced good.
Once done, you'd know exactly what would be required to pack up and put into capsules to allow recreating this chain on Mars (or the Moon)
- satvikpendem 4y agoYou run into the oracle problem, that is, how can you be sure that your, eg, coffee is actually a dark roast that hasn't been placed in the wrong bag. The bag can be tracked, sure, via barcodes and such, but the tracking of the material inside is fundamentally separate from the container that holds it.
- mikewarot 4y agoIf any particular part isn't from outside the chain, at least you know how to replace it with one that is, provided all the data and knowledge has been recorded.