[acje]

In networking we have TCP global synchronization. This is probably going to be similar for a couple of cycles, but for goods.

Also LEAN is the practice of globally optimizing a system, with the less known drawback of making it globally fragile. We have seen this before when supply chains are disrupted, like the flooding in 2011 disrupting HHD's. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-lessons-of-thailands-flood