# Supply chain resilience

*Last updated: 2026-06-26*

> Supply chain resilience is a network's capacity to detect disruptions early, absorb their impact without catastrophic failure, and recover swiftly to normal operating performance – or emerge from the event better structured than before.

Supply chain resilience is a network's capacity to detect disruptions early, absorb their impact without catastrophic failure, and recover swiftly to normal operating performance – or emerge from the event better structured than before. It rests on three practical pillars: foresight (scenario planning, real-time supplier monitoring), robustness (safety stock, redundant transport lanes, multi-sourcing), and recovery speed (documented contingency plans, clear decision authority, pre-agreed alternative routing). Shippers, freight forwarders, and carriers increasingly measure resilience through metrics such as Time-to-Recover and on-time delivery rate under disruption. Resilience is distinct from efficiency: building it requires deliberate investment in redundancy, which conflicts with lean cost models. That tension is at the heart of every supply chain risk strategy.

**Source:** [https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/supply-chain-resilience](https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/supply-chain-resilience)

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | Supply chain resilience |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 114 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26 |
| Source | https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/supply-chain-resilience |

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