Predicting Cascading Disasters in Global Supply Chain Networks
The global supply chain networks below represent critical infrastructures vulnerable to cascading failures. This step allows you to explore how different network types respond to stress, identify weak points, and simulate the impact of localized disruptions.
Major shipping lanes, container ports, and maritime chokepoints handling 90% of global trade. High hub concentration makes this vulnerable to coordinated disruptions targeting 3-5 critical maritime nodes simultaneously.
Interconnected distribution centers, fulfillment hubs, and last-mile delivery networks. Small-world topology creates potential for systemic delivery cascade failures affecting millions of consumers.
Critical manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabs, and raw material suppliers essential for global production. Geographic concentration with coordinated disruptions on key production nodes could trigger worldwide manufacturing halts.
Agricultural production regions, food processing centers, and cold chain distribution networks. Scale-free topology is more resilient due to seasonal redundancy but vulnerable to coordinated climate or pest disruptions.
Supply chain nodes that, if disrupted, would trigger the most severe cascade failures.
Cross-network dependencies that amplify cascade effects across supply chains.