Economic Systems
How trade terms, supplier diversity, buffers, and standards keep essentials available during demand swings and logistics shocks.
Healthy uses
- Diversify vendors and corridors for critical goods.
- Use transparent buffer policies for staples.
- Publish fair‑dealing rules for small suppliers.
Risks to avoid
- Single‑point dependency.
- Hidden subsidies that distort local markets.
- Retaliatory tariff spirals.
Controls & guardrails
- Quarterly dependency map; supplier concentration caps.
- Data contracts for price/lead‑time feeds.
- SLOs: fill‑rate under stress, lead‑time variance.
- Role model for sourcing approvals; conflict disclosures.
- DR drills for corridor closures; pre‑approved alternates.
Signals & metrics
- Import share by corridor
- On‑time performance
- Backorder days
Tech hooks
Integration & Eventing (partner APIs), Data Platform (trade/logistics), AI (forecast/what‑if), Compliance (procurement rules).
Related playbooks
Point A → Point B, Fast
Architecture Sprint (1–2 weeks): Current → Target → 1–90-day plan. D1 maps, D2 target, D3 plan, D4 exec brief.