supplies · resource
things of matter that are kept for use in an action
Examples
- The International Space Station carries oxygen tanks and water reserves to sustain crew operations for months. engineering
- In 2020, Venezuela’s nationwide medicine shortages led to hospitals running out of insulin and antibiotics. institutions
- Amazon’s fulfillment centers stockpile millions of distinct items, tracked in real time across global warehouses. economics
Emergence
through: a pattern of energy persists in place and is designated for application in a change done by a thing
- designated utility
- readiness for deployment
- contingent availability
Chain to foundations
as tree
- suppliesL7
- matterL1
- keepL5
- persistL1
- controlL4
- makeL4
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- stateL2
- actionL4
- useL6
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | stuff.material | is-a |