https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/fragility/ Recent content in Fragility on A Geek's Life Hugo en Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:41:29 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2021/09/21/system-of-systems/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:41:29 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2021/09/21/system-of-systems/ <p>In the news <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58627325">this week on the BBC:</a></p> <p><em>Abattoirs have about a week&rsquo;s supply of gas. It&rsquo;s a chain: We have constantly got pigs coming out of the breeding herd that need to go in homes. Those homes need to be emptied.</em></p> <p>Stumbled on this on the news recently which got me thinking of a couple of my interests of late - systems, <a href="https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/blog/system-resilience-what-exactly-is-it/">resilience</a> and [system of system approaches](<a href="https://www.incose.org/products-and-publications/sos-primer#:~:text=A%20System%20of%20Systems%20(SoS,a%20topic%20of%20increasing%20interest.)">https://www.incose.org/products-and-publications/sos-primer#:~:text=A%20System%20of%20Systems%20(SoS,a%20topic%20of%20increasing%20interest.)</a> to identifying deep dependencies and potential unintended cascade failures of supply chains. What is a world in which rising gas prices potentially affect the availability of meat via several fertiliser farms having to shut down if not incredibly fragile.</p>