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brooksmoses) wrote2016-12-11 11:28 pm
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On incorrect morals.
For want of a nail, the horseshoe was lost.
For want of a horseshoe, the horse was lost.
For want of a horse, the wagon was lost.
For want of a wagon, the supplies were lost.
For want of supplies, the outpost was lost.
For want of an outpost, the expedition was lost.
This is usually read as a parable about the importance of horseshoe nails.
This is incorrect. This is a parable about the importance of safety factors at all levels of one's supply chain.
For want of a horseshoe, the horse was lost.
For want of a horse, the wagon was lost.
For want of a wagon, the supplies were lost.
For want of supplies, the outpost was lost.
For want of an outpost, the expedition was lost.
This is usually read as a parable about the importance of horseshoe nails.
This is incorrect. This is a parable about the importance of safety factors at all levels of one's supply chain.
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I've never seen the moral as being about nails, per se - interconnectedness, how tiny changes can multiply, and, yes, importance of sound supply chains.