The article makes a big deal about efficiency, but underlying the efficiency of the container system is standardization. It is the same story as railroads usin

The article makes a big deal about efficiency, but underlying the efficiency of the container system is standardization. It is the same story as railroads using standard gauges and couplers, electrical sockets being standardized and having standard voltages and frequencies, the IP protocol, etc. It allows people to think about their problems more abstractly, which allows people to get more done.