Maintaining Resilience in Every Situation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Integrated circuits are what enable digital enterprises in our society… and yet, they’re considered by some to be a constraint.  Disruptions in integrated circuits have been a hot topic recently, and while the pandemic may be partly to blame, there are several additional reasons behind these shortages, from outsourcing and supply chain to resourcing.  On today’s episode of The Digital Enterprise Society Podcast, Thom Singer puts Craig Brown in the guest seat as they take a deep dive into the word ‘digital’, attempt to unpack all that is behind integrated circuits, shortages, and supply chains, and highlight the importance of resilience in all that we do. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Identifying integrated circuits </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Integrated circuits are everywhere — from your phone to your car, they are a critical piece of digital technology. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">These tiny silicon chips hold upward to the billions of simple gates. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The pandemic placed an unprecedented strain on supply and demand, but who is to blame for that? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Highly streamlined supply chains have resulted in limited capabilities in times of trade war or global crisis.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>The role of models in digital technologies</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building models to better understand the decisions that need to be made is key.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Models can have a broader reach than simply what is being manufactured, from the plan