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UF Philosophy Corner - Political Philosophy by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 07:35:25
  yes and no by cyberspooked 2008-10-01 09:17:07
Yes in the sense that smaller operations are more efficient and tie up fewer resources.

No in the sense that a larger operation has more resources at their disposal (among them the ability to provide redundant systems if the smaller unit fails).

The question becomes what is the task at hand?

In the ideal world smaller units would be better since they would not need the resources to handle the unknown elements in an environment. Ideally you want a hybrid system with the flexibility of and responsiveness of a smaller unit with the resources of a larger one. (Think of a flock of birds.) The trick is to scale the operation accordingly based upon the goals established.

Case in point it's usually best for a single family to raise a child. However the government can use it's resources to help educate, protect, and provide for the child in other ways. For example, the Amber Alert system.



[ Reply ]
    I'm not primarily concerned (see Important Note) by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 09:21:33
      actually I was talking about ability as well by cyberspooked2008-10-01 12:40:14
        Redundancy: by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 12:46:13

 

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