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23 March 2011. In many ways, modern global supply chains mirror complex biological systems like the human body. They can be remarkably resilient and self-healing, yet at times quite vulnerable to some specific, seemingly small weakness — as if a tiny tear in a crucial artery were to cause someone to suffer heart failure. Day in and day out, global flow of goods routinely adapts to all kinds of glitches and setbacks. A supply breakdown in one factory in one country is quickly replaced by added shipments from suppliers elsewhere in the network. Sometimes, the problems span whole regions and require emergency action for days or weeks. But the disaster in Japan presents a first-of-its-kind challenge.