Open feedback mechanisms ensure a supply chain’s ability to respond to a changing environment, but, in the case of financial supply chains, feedback mechanisms can amplify shocks until the whole system blows up. The Lehman Brothers collapse triggered just such an explosion, with the financial system saved only by government bailouts.
开放的反馈机制确保了供应链能够对环境变化产生反应，但是，在金融供应链中，反馈机制可能会不断增强冲击，直到整个体系因此崩溃。雷曼兄弟的倒闭便触发了这样一种大爆炸，最后依靠政府出手援助，金融体系才免于崩盘。