Mechanism
Hybrid Storage Strategy
TL;DR
Pure strategies fail; hybrid strategies survive both gradual crises and sudden shocks.
Pure strategies fail. Hybrid strategies survive.
Squirrels demonstrate hybrid strategy: they cache acorns (critical winter food) while also consuming fungi, insects, and tree sap immediately (available year-round). This balances storage costs for critical resources against immediate use for non-critical ones.
Business Application of Hybrid Storage Strategy
Post-2011 Toyota adopted hybrid storage: 80% immediate use (JIT) for commodity parts with multiple suppliers, 20% strategic storage (2-3 weeks inventory) for critical components like semiconductors. Pure strategies fail; hybrid strategies survive both gradual crises and sudden shocks.