Risky Business: Using biological systems to mitigate risk in supply chains and transportation networks

在一个不确定的世界里，有弹性的供应链对于向消费者提供产品和服务至关重要。然而，用于设计和管理供应链的算法不足以应对现代供应链日益复杂和自组织的性质。该项目将向大自然寻求供应链设计和管理问题的新解决方案。自然系统对扰动和破坏具有很强的弹性。他们有数百万年的时间来发展有效的解决方案，以解决目前供应链面临的同样问题。在蚂蚁和黏菌上做实验。该项目将揭示生物弹性的秘密，并利用这一洞察力开发用于供应链设计和管理的新算法。

In an uncertain world, resilient supply chains are crucial for getting products and services to consumers. However, the algorithms used to design and manage supply chains are inadequate to deal with the increasingly complex and self-organised nature of modern supply chains. This project will look to nature for new solutions to supply chain design and management problems. Natural systems are highly resilient against perturbations and damage. They have had millions of years to evolve efficient solutions to the same problems currently facing supply chains. Using experiments on ants and slime moulds. This project will uncover the secrets of biological resilience, and use this insight to develop new algorithms for supply chain design and management.