Supply Chain Resilience and Reconfiguration in an Era of Global Uncertainty: The Impact of Environmental Disruptions

In recent years, global supply chains have become increasingly vulnerable to disruptions, highlighting the need for greater resilience and adaptability in an era of growing global uncertainty. Geopolitical tensions, economic instability, and environmental challenges have exposed the limitations of traditional supply chain models, making resilience a key strategic capability for ensuring business continuity and long-term competitiveness. This thesis explores the concepts of Supply Chain Resilience and Supply Chain Reconfiguration, focusing on how organizations can redesign and adapt their supply chains to cope with an increasingly complex and unpredictable environment. Particular attention is given to disruptions caused by extreme weather events and natural disasters, whose frequency and severity have intensified due to climate change. These events can severely affect supply chain operations by disrupting transportation networks, damaging critical infrastructure, reducing the availability of raw materials, and creating cascading effects across global supply networks. Drawing on the existing literature, this study examines the main strategies that enhance supply chain resilience, including supplier diversification, regionalization and nearshoring, digital technologies, increased supply chain visibility, and proactive risk management. It also investigates how supply chain reconfiguration can enable organizations not only to recover from climate-related disruptions but also to anticipate and adapt to future risks