> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://steel-veritas.ghost.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Systems Thinking
- URL: https://steel-veritas.ghost.io/systems-thinking/
- Published: 2026-08-30T19:44:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-30T19:44:22.000Z
- Author: David Adams

Some years back I read Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization. ([https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-the-fifth-discipline/](https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-the-fifth-discipline/?ref=steel-veritas.ghost.io)). An overall excellent read, Senge's book brought to my attention the MIT Beer Game which simulates a simple production/distribution system for one brand of beer. The 1960s classroom simulation illustrates and helps understand how elements in a complex system interact to create ripple effects or chain-link effects. In other words, what we regular experience in the USA steel supply chain. So for your reference.... 

([https://readingraphics.com/understanding-systems-thinking-the-beer-game/](https://readingraphics.com/understanding-systems-thinking-the-beer-game/?ref=steel-veritas.ghost.io))