For example, increased outsourcing and automation may increase the efficiency of an organization or a process. ShutterstockA common refrain is how prevalent inefficiency is in all aspects of life in India. An efficient system is necessarily more fragile since it is optimized for a particular goal in a given environment. On the other hand, a relatively inefficient system is likely to be more resilient to disruptions. An inefficient system, on the other hand, can be thought of as a decentralized system where different components communicate poorly, if at all.

Source: The Telegraph January 15, 2020 21:56 UTC