Doughnut
We've been trying to solve supply chain trust by adding more complexity. ECRL solves it by creating more clarity. Not by standardising everything, but by standardising how different standards can connect and compose.
Just as the hole gives a doughnut its distinctive shape and utility, the elegant emptiness at the center of ECRL—just names and trust links—gives the entire framework its power.
We've been trying to solve supply chain trust by adding more complexity. ECRL solves it by creating more clarity. Not by standardising everything, but by standardising how different standards can connect and compose.
Here is an interactive doughnut architecture explorer.
Interact with it here