The Ciaphas Cain example has Jurgen treating implausibly tidy inventories as a clue that something is wrong. Nog's Great Material Continuum in Star Trek is then used as an analogy for finding supplies through exchanges. Another participant points out that the episode follows a series of trades to get different people what they want. These are fictional illustrations of administrative expectations and bargaining, rather than evidence that every real inventory discrepancy is acceptable.
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Jurgen, Nog and fictional supply networks
Two fictional examples connect inventory irregularities and trading networks with the practical demands of supply work.