GlossaryResilience

Supply chain resilience describes "the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change." (Wieland & Durach, 2021)

The aspect of persistence assumes supply chains as a technical system whose goal is to maintain the status quo.

The ecological perspective takes into account external changes that cause the system to transition to a new state, requiring adaptation.

Assuming that supply chains are a socio-ecological system, there is the aspect of transformation. With a vision of what the future should look like, transformation steers external changes toward a desirable course.

Wieland, A., & Durach, C. F. (2021). Two perspectives on supply chain resilience. Journal of Business Logistics, 42(3), 315-322.