For physical goods, there are costs associated with logistics and lead times, owing to inventories and poor forecasts of the market. With digital capital-intensive technology, however, production will inevitably move toward the final market, wherever it is.
这一转变具有重要的副作用。对实体商品来说，拜存货和拙劣的市场预测所赐，存在与物流和交货时间相关的成本。但是，有了数字资本密集型技术，生产将不可避免地移向最终市场，不管这一市场位于何处。这一再本地化构成了全球供应链结构的重大变化。