Logistics
4 patterns in this domain
“Slow down, I'm full”
3/7 frontierBackpressure
In the 1950s, Toyota engineer Taiichi Ohno was watching American supermarkets and had an insight that would revolutionize manufacturing.
flow-controlresiliencepull-basedadaptive
7 domains“When delivery fails, don't just drop it”
3/7 frontierDead Letter Handling
In 1825, the United States Post Office established the Dead Letter Office in Washington, D.C.
error-handlingresilienceobservabilityrecovery
7 domains“Split the world into manageable pieces”
3/7 frontierSharding
The concept predates its name.
scalabilitypartitioningdistributed-systemshorizontal-scaling
7 domains“Simple rules, complex results”
3/7 frontierSwarm Intelligence
In 1986, computer graphics researcher Craig Reynolds wanted to simulate flocking birds on screen.
emergencecollective-intelligencedecentralizationoptimization
7 domains