Finally, the processes within supply chains, and the feedback interactions between them, can make the system greater or smaller than the sum of its parts. Since a complex network comprises linkages between many sub-networks, individual inefficiencies or weaknesses can have an impact on the viability of the whole.
最后，供应链的内部过程以及供应链之间的反馈互动会造成整个体系大于或小于各部分之和。由于整个网络由相互联系的大量次级网络组成，因此个体的无效性或疲软性能够对整个整体的生存产生冲击。