Supply Chain Resilience Strategies in the Digital Era

  • Authors

    • Dr. Suresh Babu Reddy Professor, Osmania University, India. Author

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.67228/3071642X/IJCFDE-2021PII7G4H

    Published 07-04-2021

  • Supply Chain Resilience, Digital Supply Chain, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet Of Things, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Digital Transformation

    Issue

    Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021)

    Section

    Articles

    How to Cite

    Reddy, S. B. (2021). Supply Chain Resilience Strategies in the Digital Era. International Journal of Commerce, Finance and Digital Economy, 4(2), 01-15. https://doi.org/10.67228/3071642X/IJCFDE-2021PII7G4H

  • Abstract

    Digital technologies are transforming modern supply chains by improving efficiency, visibility, and responsiveness while helping organizations address disruptions caused by natural disasters, geopolitical conflicts, pandemics, cyberattacks, and market uncertainties. Supply chain resilience has evolved from traditional reactive risk management to proactive and adaptive approaches supported by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Digital Twins. These technologies enhance real-time visibility, predictive capabilities, collaboration, and resource optimization, enabling organizations to identify risks and respond effectively to disruptions. This study explores key resilience strategies in digitally enabled supply chains, focusing on technological enablers, organizational capabilities, and resilience dimensions including visibility, flexibility, agility, adaptability, and recovery capability. A conceptual framework is developed to examine the relationship between digital technologies and supply chain resilience. Using qualitative and quantitative assessment methods, the study evaluates resilience performance under various disruption scenarios through resilience metrics and performance indicators. The findings reveal that organizations adopting integrated digital resilience strategies achieve superior disruption management, risk mitigation, and recovery performance compared to traditional supply chain systems. The study highlights the critical role of digital technologies in strengthening supply chain resilience and provides practical insights for managers, policymakers, and researchers seeking to build sustainable and resilient supply chain ecosystems.

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