Back in March 2017 I wrote this piece about the “over-connected” world. Given the current gyrations in supply chains, and the increasing worries about networks and their resilience I thought it worth re-publishing
See the link to the orginal article.
Gerald Ashley 
Super post. Brittle is exactly the word for this. Just in time seems to have very little margin for error and I think the current shitstorm is testing the flexibility and resilience of the many massively interconnected and interdependent networks that enable JiT.
Br,
Dominic theMSguide.com
Dominic Many thanks G